Higher antioxidant and lower cadmium concentrations and lower incidence of pesticide residues in organically grown crops: A systematic literature review and meta-analyses

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 794-811

  Barański, Marcin ^a   Średnicka Tober, Dominika ^a   Volakakis, Nikolaos ^a   Seal, Chris ^b   Sanderson, Roy ^a   Stewart, Gavin B ^a   Benbrook, Charles ^c   Biavati, Bruno ^d   Markellou, Emilia ^e   Giotis, Charilaos ^f   Gromadzka Ostrowska, Joanna ^g   Rembiałkowska, Ewa ^g   Skwarło Sońta, Krystyna ^h   Tahvonen, Raija ⁱ   Janovská, Dagmar ^j   Niggli, Urs ^k   Nicot, Philippe ^l   Leifert, Carlo ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e BENAKI PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^f IONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^g WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

ⁱ FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^j CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^k RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

^l INRA   (France)

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Author keywords

Antioxidants (poly)phenolics; Composition differences; Conventional foods; Organic foods

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMINO ACID; ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIOXIDANT; ARSENIC; ASCORBIC ACID; CADMIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; CHLOROGENIC ACID; CHROMIUM; FLAVANONE; FLAVONOL; KAEMPFEROL; LEAD; MOLYBDENUM; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOL; PROTEIN; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; STILBENE; STRONTIUM; SUGAR; UNINDEXED DRUG; XANTHOPHYLL; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; STILBENE DERIVATIVE; TRACE ELEMENT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ASSAY; CEREAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CROP; FRUIT; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC FARMING; ORGANIC FOOD; PLANT FIBER; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREND STUDY; VEGETABLE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CROP; FIBER; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MACRONUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CADMIUM; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FLAVONOIDS; FOOD, ORGANIC; HUMANS; HYDROXYBENZOATES; NUTRITIVE VALUE; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; POLYPHENOLS;

EID: 84907597992     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114514001366     Document Type: Review

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