A study in Germany has found that organically grown apples have 15% higher anti-oxidant properties than non-organic.

The study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, compared the content of polyphenols and anti-oxidants in Golden Delicious apples over a three year period.

We do not recommend eating too many apples as, especially these days, the sugar content is usually very high. But when you do eat one, it makes sense to eat organically grown apples whenever you can.

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Most people do not consume chocolate because of the fantastic benefit of cocoa polyphenols for the arteries – to help avoid atherosclerosis. They just love chocolate. This favoured sweet might be at risk because of under supply of cocoa.

Growing Pains

Mars and Cadbury’s have realised that they have a cocoa problem on their hands. Supply is ok now; but, unless they do something, cocoa might well be running short in 20 years.

This is why they are committing to sustainability of supplies. (Oh, I forgot – it’s mainly because the consumers would want that. Of course. )

Well, don’t let’s be mean with our praise: it’s a step in the right direction to help farmers out to keep their stocks up.

Cocoa analysts forecast annual production in 2009 at 66,000 tonnes down on 2008 – down for the fourth year in a row. There are limited countries where the climate is suitable. The Ivory Coast in Africa – a fairly unstable country politically – is the world’s biggest producer.

Mars will pour tens of millions of pounds into assuring sustainability. Cadbury has pledged £1.5 billion to make all it’s chocolate Fairtrade.

Cuba in another country where cocoa grows well. With things loosening up in Cuba politically (the US and Cuba just had the first talks for decades), and huge potential for better utilisation of Cuban growing potential, Cuba could perhaps add cocoa to it’s coffee cigar and rum exports.

So far so good with sustainability; now let’s hope they sustain the planet properly by going organic.

Does Chocolate Help the  Arteries?

Cocoa Polyphenols are present in green tea and apples as well as cocoa, and are a tremendous benefit for the arteries. Sorry though; chocolate doesn’t really qualify because it is loaded with sugar

So, if you do eat chocolate, try and make it little and occasional.

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Some reports state that, because of the credit crunch, organic vegetable and fruit sales are down around 20%.

This may be a false economy.

Organic food consistently has lower levels of pesticide residues than does non-organic. The amounts of these residues may be relatively small, but their effects can certainly be damaging when they build up.

Be on the safe side; but keep buying as much organic  food as possible.

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Organic health food has some bad news recently when Wholefood Market in Kensington, London posting a huge loss. Now we have a good-news story about organic food – this time from the a shop serving the opposite end of the income spectrum.

Low-price supermarket Asda – owned by USA’s Walmart – reports that organic veg and fruit sales are up 8% on last year.

A spokesman at Asda said: “We don’t believe that in tough economic times people abandon their beliefs and principles.” (Aah – sweet!)

Anyway, organic sales are up – so that’s good.

Free Range Egg Sales Up Too

Asda are also seeing free range egg sales grow at the expense of ordinary eggs. That’s good too, as the level of beneficial  omega 3 fat in free range eggs is higher.

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