Re: Gussow on Nutrition/Food Systems
jhaap (jhaap@pond.net)
Mon, 09 Dec 1996 09:40:25 +0000
Regarding nutritional content of organicaly grown v. conventionally
grown plants, and particularly hybrids v. older cultivars, some very
interesting research has been done by Alan Kapuler and Sarangamat
Gurusiddiah over the past decade.
Their work is premised on the twenty protein amino acids as primary
human food. Their analyses include testing various crops under
differing conditions for their free amino acid content, using liguid
chromatography.
Organically grown foods and older cultivars demonstrate remarkable
difference from hybrids and conventional food when considered for
their free amino acid contents. Kapuler and Gurusiddiah's work not
only challenges our current food production system, but also
challenges our entire paradigm of nutritional analysis.
For more information write directly to Deep Diversity at 2385 SE
Thompson St., Corvallis, OR 97333. Request back copies of the Peace
Seeds Resource/Research Journal. There is a cost to these
publications, as all the research was funded out of pocket. The
journals also contain fascinating investigations into the
coevolutionary layout for the plant "kindom".
Enjoy,
JJ Haapala
Heron's Nest Farm