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- From: jil@uts.uucp (Jamie Lubin)
- Subject: Re: Why organic?
- Organization: Bellcore, Piscataway, NJ
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 14:14:46 GMT
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- In article <28DEC92.20241228@nerus.pfc.mit.edu> mrl@nerus.pfc.mit.edu writes:
- >In a previous article, jil@uts.uucp (Jamie Lubin) wrote:
- >>In article <1hatusINNenp@hpsdlss3.sdd.hp.com> sandipan@sdd.hp.com (Sandipan B.) writes:
- >>>Yesterday, I was comparing the nutritional info. on two cereals. One
- >>>was a brand name "frosted flakes" (ff) and the other wholly organic
- >>>whole wheat cereal (ww). Now, ff had better nutrients (per serving of
- >>>1 oz.) than ww without exception.
- >>>
- >>>Now the question is why organic? I mean, when ff has better nutrients
- >>>(and tastes better..), then why do all the experts put these items
- >>>on the "don't eat" list.
- >>>
- >>>Well, it sure sounds like FAQ (doesn't it?) so excuse me for that! and
- >>>reply thru e-mail (pointers are welcome, too).
- >>>
- >>>Thanks,
- >>>
- >>>-sb
- >>
- >>I agree with the previous responders points re "organic" (pesticides, etc.),
- >>but wanted to add another slant. You mention that "ff" had better nutrients
- >>than "ww." First of all, I assume that "ff" had a higher sugar content than
- >>"ww"--which means it had better anti-nutrients. Secondly, the "higher"
- >>nutrient content of the "ff" comes from stripping away most of the original
- >>whole wheat nutrients & adding back some synthetics--not too desirable in
- >>my book. By adding these synthetics, the "ff" when compared with the outdated
- >>RDAs, appears to be nutritious.
- >
- >I've read that some nutrients, i.e. magnesium, are not added back in.
-
- I couldn't even tell you the last time I've eaten cereal or looked at a cereal
- box--I've merely read about it. It's similar to "enriched" white bread where
- ~25 known nutrients are removed & then it's "enriched" by adding back 6 (maybe
- more today) synthetics--I don't feel that "enriched" bread is the staff of life.
- Getting back to Frosted Flakes (a staple of everyone's diet :-), I'm not sure as
- to how many of the removed natural nutrients are synthetically replaced.
-