[Raptor235]

Researchers have long looked at organic food compared to its non organic counterparts to see if there was truly a difference in the produce itself. Of course, there’s the obvious lack of dangerous and unappetizing chemicals, but could there be more? And yes, there is. Washington State University along with the support of The Organic Center recently completed a study of lemonades. The study found that organic lemonade had 10 times more antioxidant than its non organic cousin.

The study looked at three important antioxidants found in citrus juice and fruit - hesperetin, naringenin and eriocitrin. Lemonade was the clear winner in the research, but other fruits also had high amounts of these critical flavonoids. The study showed that the total eriocitrin in the organic lemonade had levels 10 times higher compared to conventional lemonade. However, if the eriocirtin molecule was stripped of its sugar, the benefit fell to only three times the level, still a vast improvement and who wants sour lemonade anyway?You can find the entire article here http://aboutmyplanet.com/environment/state-the-bay

[peachy]

10 times? That's awesome! And with organic lemons, they just taste better anyways.

[horselover]

Very nice. Too bad I'm not that keen on lemondade.