Organic Fruit

United States
February 13, 2007 3:51pm CST
Does anyone eat organic fruit? Is it actually good? What are the benefits of organic fruit over regular fruit?
4 responses
@Rhianna (62)
• Australia
22 Feb 07
Organic fruit and vegetables are 500% better than normal fruit because they are grown chemically free and have so much more flavour. Try them once and you will never go back. Yes they are more expensive but sooo worth it! The extent of damage from chemicals in food has been documented in many books so take a look at your local bookstore.
@gun212 (48)
• Mexico
20 Feb 07
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@brimia (6581)
• United States
13 Feb 07
I have noticed a taste difference in some fruits. the organic variety can be more flavorful. Organic produce doesn't have pesticides that conventional farming uses. Some pesticides can be washed off the skin or the skin can be peeled but some pesticides are also throughout the fruit as it's absorbed while the plant grows. Tests have shown that the fruits with the highest levels of pesticides are strawberries, cherries, peaches, apples and grapes. So these fruits I try to buy organic. Some fruits with thick skins like oranges and bananas of course are peeled so are safer to eat the conventional version.
• Canada
13 Feb 07
i tried it one time and didn't notice a difference in taste compared to regular fruit. what makes it different, is they don't use harmful pesticides that are on regular fruit. since it is so expensive, i use regular fruit