Conventional Veggies versus Organic Veggies

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Conventional veggies versus Organic veggies: Know the difference

It is very hard to ignore the mixed views of both the proponents of organic vegetables and conventionally-grown vegetables as far as the difference in nutritional benefits to the body is concerned. Established trend of information shows that organic vegetables are no more nutritious than its conventional counterpart. Let’s make a commonsense settlement . . .
 
On the use of pesticides
It is impossible to produce a sizeable yield of vegetables without somehow using pesticides on the plants. Pesticides are first and foremost beneficial in making sure growth process of the vegetables is not disrupted by pest infestation and for all produce to be in best physical form. However, plants have a great ability to absorb pesticides and even if claims of chemical pesticides used are at a harmless level, the trace amounts left in them may be harmful in the long run with regular consumption of  this kind of produce. Likewise, depending on the plant nature some vegetables are more prone to infestations than others. In this case more pesticides are used on them. You are better off knowing that pesticides used in organic farming are likewise organic or natural. This means there is practically no trace of harmful pesticides in each plant consumed. In the table below, you’ll see that for some vegetables it is best that you buy organic, and for some you can choose to go for the conventional.

Most heavily contaminated
buy organic instead
Green Beans
Squashes
Peppers
Cucumbers
Cauliflower

with chemical pesticides
Celery
Spinach
Kale/Collard Greens
Sweet Bell Peppers
Potatoes
Lettuce

Least commonly contaminated
* It’s your choice to eat the
conventional type
Onions
Sweet Corn
Asparagus
Sweet Peas
Eggplant
Cabbage
Sweet Potato
 Mushrooms