It's well known that blueberries are, nutritiously speaking, a power-house fruit. But a recent study conducted by Rutgers University in collaboration with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that organic blueberries contain higher values of ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) than conventionally grown blueberries. In other words, organic blueberries are better at protecting against nasty radicals that cause damage at a cellular level, including cancer. Although researchers try to warn against making sweeping conclusions (and why wouldn't they given that the USDA is involved) it's clear that food grown and eaten in its most natural state and without the use of artificial fertilizers and pesticides are better for you. When a fruit or vegetable plant is allowed to grow in its most wild form without genetic modification and it's allowed to develop it's own natural defenses, without pesticides, the most nutritious and better for you such plant will be.