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Can agricultural cultivation methods influence the healthfulness of crops for foods

Jensen, Maja M.; Jørgensen, Henry; Halekoh, Ulrich; Olesen, Jørgen E. and Lauridsen, Charlotte (2012) Can agricultural cultivation methods influence the healthfulness of crops for foods. J. Agric. Food Chem., 60 (25), pp. 6383-6390.

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Summary

The aim of the current study was to investigate if there are any health effects of long-term consumption of organically grown crops using a rat model. Crops were retrieved over two years from along-term field trial at three different locations in Denmark, using three different cultivation systems(OA, organic based on livestock manure; OB, organic based on green manure; and C, conventional with mineral fertilizers and pesticides)with two field replicates. The cultivation system had an impact on the nutritional quality, affecting γ-tocopherol, some amino acids, and fatty acid composition. Additionally, the nutritional quality was affected by harvest year and location. However, harvest year and location rather than cultivation system affected the measured health biomarkers. In conclusion, the differences in dietary treatments composed of ingredients from different cultivation systems did not lead to significant differences in the measured health biomarkers, except for a significant difference in plasma IgGl evels.


EPrint Type:Journal paper
Keywords:rganicfood, ratmodel, fatty acids, antioxidants, vitamin E, immunity, IgG
Subjects: Food systems > Food security, food quality and human health
Research affiliation: European Union > CORE Organic > QACCP
DOI:10.1021/jf3011323
Deposited By: Hansen, Grethe
ID Code:21074
Deposited On:18 Jul 2012 06:58
Last Modified:24 Jul 2012 12:25
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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