date:Mar 11, 2013
a better flavor.
Specifically, the organic tomatoes were 57 percent higher in vitamin C and approximately 100 percent higher in the antioxidant compounds known as phenols. These phenols included lycopene, which has been shown to slow tumor growth and reduce the risk of prostate cancer. The researchers also found that the enzyme phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) was 100 percent more active in organic tomatoes than in conventionally grown ones.
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All these compounds