Organic Food

Organic Food

By: Faith Vaughan and Kassidy Aberle

Is organic food the healthiest and safest for you?

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So is organic food better than conventional food?

Organic food differs from conventionally produced food simply in the way it is grown, handled and processed. There is no scientific evidence to suggest that it is more nutritious or safer than conventional food.

Why does organic food cost more?

Facts on Organic Food

Are organic foods more nutritious?

• production is generally labour-intentsive
• involves the use of organic fertilizers and organic pesticides, which are more expensive than chemical fertilizers and pesticides. That is why organic food costs more.

Probably not, but the answer isn't yet clear. A recent study examined the past 50 years' worth of scientific articles about the nutrient content of organic and conventional foods. The researchers concluded that organically and conventionally produced foodstuffs are not significantly different in their nutrient content.

Hypothesis

• No use of synthetic hormones, antibiotics, genetic engineering, or cloning in producing animal products.
• minimal use of artificial ingredients, preservatives, or irradiation.
• 78% of U.S. families buy some organic food.
• Less than 1% of all American crops are organic.
• Studies have shown that pesticide levels in children’s urine were significantly lower if they ate organic diets.

How do you know something is organic?

Organic food can be identified with the help of an organic logo on the package.

We think organic foods are healthier and safer because people aren't dumping chemicals like preservatives or pesticides onto the plants and also the animals are treated better. But since people don't put pesticides on the plants to keep away bugs, the plants are more suseptable to damage from bugs, etc. Also, food probably won't last as long since there are no preservatives.