1. A perfect taste...
Often consumers purchase organic food because they believe it has a better taste than non-organic foods. This taste difference could be due to Organic produce having less water content within fruits and vegetables, as they grow more slowly without the use of pesticides. Many polls show that people would rather buy better quality tasting food than those with low price labels.
2. Organic food has no nasty additives...
Results show that only 32 of the 290 food additives are actually approved for use across the EU are permitted in organic food. The additives banned by Organic associations are hydrogenated fat, aspartame (artificial sweetener) which can be found in Diet coke or chewing gum and monosodium glutamate, which have been linked to health problems. Monsododium glutamate is often found in Chinese dishes and is used frequently in restaurants, my dad is extremely sensitive to this additive and if he eats it, it keeps him up all night... doesn't that state how powerful this additive is?
3. Organic food is healthy...
Most organic foods contain higher levels of vitamins and essential minerals, as well as cancer-fighting antioxidants. Even organic milk is naturally higher in fatty acids and omega-3. Studies show that because Organic produce is not tampered with the nutrients are kept in the produce.
4. High standards...
Most Organic food comes from trusted sources and reliable farms. All organic farms and food companies are inspected at least once a year by the relevant authorities. The standards for organic food can be seen in the European law.
5. Avoids bad chemicals and pesticides...
Organics foods do not grow from pesticides or chemicals that could be potentially harmful to your health. By eating organically this is the best way we can avoid this. There are over 331 pesticides that can be used on growing non-organic produce.
6. Could save us tax money...
£120 million pounds is spend by tax payers to have chemicals removed from the water we drink this is mainly a result from the pesticides used in farming. To me this seems a cost that if we could eliminate pesticides we could save ourselves a lot of money that could be better used elsewhere.
7. Caring for our animals...
Organic standards look very highly in the importance of animal welfare, looking into those who have compassion and care within their farming methods. Again you will also find in these case the quality of produce is much better, which in turn works out well for those of us who consume meat.
8. GM-free...
GM (Genetically modified) crops are imported to feed non-organic livestock, these are banned under organic standards. 1 million tonnes of crops are used to feed non-organic livestock which are consumed then by us in the food chain!
9. Reliance on drugs removed...
Antibiotic additives are often added to live stocks food to speed up their growth.
10. Healthy for wildlife and the environment...
Organic farming is supportive with farmland wildlife it is better for wildlife, as causes lower pollution from nasty sprays, producing less CO2.
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