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Having foods are our
daily demanding task in daily life. People prefer to follow various diet
routines to maintain their health. We have foods in order to get proper
nutrition from food intake.
But there are classifications amongst this food
content that contains various forms of vitamins and minerals. These
classifications of food have both positive and negative sides. But you
shouldn't take the one as superior to the other.
Besides, organic and
non-organic food has been in conflict over the years to take superiority.
Organic foods take the front stance in the food business and claim to be
superior. So, what's the reality? Following, we will find out the cons of
organic food and its reality.
Organic foods are
mainly the production of zero pesticides or herbicides. It needs to adhere to
the specific terms and conditions implemented by the USDA organization. People
find it fancier to have organic food due to its products without synthetic pesticides,
artificial fertilizers, or irradiation. Also, keep in mind that organic food
needs a large number of labor and production to maintain the zero artificial
content formula. Is it really the truth about organic food?
Find out the pros
and cons of organic food or the disadvantages of organic farming with the myth
surrounding it.
Cons
of organic food
Though organic foods
have no genetic engineering,
pesticides, or preservatives, you can say that organic foods are safe to eat. In
contrast, some serious issues prevent people to eat and consume organic foods.
Following, you will know these issues around organic foods that you should
know.
Shorter
shelf timespan
Due to the lack of
preservatives, the supply production of organic food often gets
hampered. Organic food has the possibility
to rot faster when comparing it to non-organic food.
Food-borne
illnesses
Organic food has the
risk of getting food-borne bacteria, containing salmonella, listeria,
and other contamination.
Lack
of availability in all regions
As organic food production
takes a lot of work and few communities adopt organic farming, organic foods
are not widely available in all regions. Also, it takes a longer production
time while produce organic crops.
A
lot of effort required
Organic foods require a
lot of effort and it is mostly labor-intensive work. It also involves crop
rotation that includes hours of hard work. Crop rotation reduces plant disease
and increases composing the soil composition. So, organic foods require
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Different kinds of fertilizer
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Controlling mineral content, weeding
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Labor-intensive work
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Crop rotation
Higher
production expenses involved
Organic foods are
expensive due to the production includes huge expenses and labors, check the
points,
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Lower yields when comparing it to
traditionally farmed crops
·
The labor usage behind producing these
crops is huge in numbers. So, organic foods typically take more expenses
Hyped
health benefits
There are no trusted or
consensual reports that organic food includes health benefits when comparing
it to non-organic food. So, you don’t need to believe in people’s hype that
organic food has a beneficial impact on our life.
High
levels of bacterial infestation
Organic food has high
levels of bacterial infestation. So, if you think consuming organic foods are
safer then you need to think twice and hit the facts.
Organic foods consist
of e-coli
bacteria that get consumed into our digestive
system and cause serious problems.
Somewhat
unclear proof of nutritional values
There was research on
organic foods made by British and Swedish food agencies that they found no
significant proof over the fact that
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Organic foods are superior to
non-organic foods
·
They came to a decision that organic
foods are not safer while comparing them to traditional food production.
The
truth about organic food
There are some myths
about producing organic foods that the production costs, labor, and overall
condition of producing organic food are better than non-organic foods.
Following, you will see, exposing the reality behind organic foods with facts.
Organic
foods don't contain/use herbicides or pesticides.
Organic foods are mainly
get approved by the USDA department. They ensure the organic content of the
labeled product should have at least 95 percent of organic ingredients in any
particular organic product.
But the reality is a
product that claims they have organic ingredients, only has 70 percent organic
content. The rest of the ingredient consists of non-ingredient content!
Organic
foods are safer, cleaner, and contain more nutrition than non-organic ones.
Unfortunately, it isn't
true at all. There has been various research conducted on the organic content
and it shows that there is no significant advantage to eating organic foods.
If you store organic food then it will definitely lose half of its valuable
foliate content.
Organic
food products come through rigorous inspections.
Organic foods come
through a rigorous inspection and it's the truth. The problem here is that the
certifiers and transporting that are poorly carried out are much cheaper to
hire. So, you can't guarantee that transportation or certification 100 percent
organic has come through rigorous inspections.
Organic
foods are in high demands
Some food
organization and association claims that the demand for organic food is higher
than for non-organic foods. SAU in the UK claims that the production rate of
organic food has been in sustainable form. In contrast, many claims that
production is nothing more than a trading group. So, there is a conflict
over the high demanding organic food.
Imported
organic food products meet U.S. standards
There are claims that organic food that comes outside the USA meets U.S. standards. But the reality
is there have been some potential issues relating to domestic certification
when food gets imported. See the points below
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The third-party certifiers barely travel
outside the US to inspect that food
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The certifiers operate with the source
countries' local firms instead
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The extended bureaucratic chain
increases the opportunities for fraudulent activity
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Some foods that don’t meet the
requirement gets shipped to third-world countries
So, in conclusion, you
cannot guarantee that organic foods are safe to eat than the conventional food
production system that exists in food industries. You just need to be cautious and
choose the food content while keeping track of the disadvantages and myths over the organic foods described above.
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