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Comparison of the Nutritive Quality of Tomato Fruits from Organic and Conventional Production in Poland

Hallmann, Ewelina and Rembiałkowska, Ewa (2007) Comparison of the Nutritive Quality of Tomato Fruits from Organic and Conventional Production in Poland. Poster at: 3rd QLIF Congress: Improving Sustainability in Organic and Low Input Food Production Systems, University of Hohenheim, Germany, March 20-23, 2007.

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Summary

Organic horticulture is generally accepted as friendly to the environment, good for crop quality and also for the consumer’s health. Recent research data has shown that organic crops under organic farming practices contained more bioactive substances such as flavones, vitamin C, carotenoids; they also contain less pesticides residues, nitrates and nitrites. Five tomato cultivars: four large – fruit (Rumba, Juhas, Kmicic, Gigant) and one cherry cultivar (Koralik) were selected for study. The organic tomato fruits contained more dry matter, total and reducing sugars, vitamin C, total flavones and beta-carotene, but less lycopene in comparison to conventionally grown tomatoes.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Poster
Keywords:organic, conventional, tomatoes, flavonoids, vitamin C
Subjects: Food systems > Food security, food quality and human health
Research affiliation: International Conferences > 2007: 3rd QLIF Congress > 2 Food quality/ safety
Poland
Related Links:http://orgprints.org/10417/
Deposited By: Rembialkowska, ass.prof. Ewa
ID Code:9944
Deposited On:09 Mar 2007
Last Modified:12 Apr 2010 07:34
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted
Additional Publishing Information:The final version of this paper is published in:
Niggli, Urs; Leifert, Carlo; Alföldi, Thomas; Lück, Lorna and Willer, Helga, Eds. (2007) Improving Sustainability in Organic and Low Input Food Production Systems. Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress of the European Integrated Project Quality Low Input Food (QLIF). University of Hohenheim, Germany, March 20 – 23, 2007. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, CH-Frick. http://orgprints.org/10417/
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