Organic Tomatoes vs Non Organic Tomatoes

In my search for evidence pitting the Organic corner against the Non-Organic corner, the organic side claims that studies suggest that organic food was more nutritionally dense while the non-organic side claimed "inconclusive studies" of this. Who are you to believe? Because I'm an engineer by heart, I tend to side with cold hard evidence. Most of the evidence I gathered from scientific institutes said there was no conclusive evidence that organic food was healthier from a nutritional standpoint compared to non organic food. They also said there was no evidence that having some pesticide in your urine was actually a detriment to your health, as long as the levels were under a certain level. All agreed, though, that organic farming was probably better for the environment. The non-organic side argues that organic farming was economically inefficient and not able to feed mass populations. As for taste, that is a subjective thing and everyone has their own. Personally, I've had some great fruit at both HEB and Whole Foods. Likewise, I've had my share of sour and mushy ones at both venues too. I'd have to say that judging from all the articles I've read, the determining factor in taste is to get something local/just picked. All the fruit you see in HEB/Whole Foods was picked who knows when and transported who knows how far.

One place I did find evidence, however, in favor of organic foods was based on a study done by UC Davis. They compared organic and conventional tomatoes from 1994 - 2004 and saw ever increasing flavonoids in the organic crop each year. The increase was due to organic matter building up in the soil each year from the organic farming methods while at the same time reducing the manure application rates. This was a scientific experiment proving that organic farming for tomatoes definitely made them more nutritious and better for the environment. So for now I might plunk down that extra amount for organic tomatoes!