Is organic produce actually better for you?

By: Chelsea
Organic

Conventional
Organic Produce
• Grown and processed without the use of
fertilizers, growth regulators, livestock feeds,
pesticides, additives, and bio engineered genes
(GMOs).

• Not given antibiotics or hormones.

• Must be raised in living conditions

accommodating their natural behaviors and fed
organic feed and forage.
Possible
Advantages
Things To Consider
Of Organic
Produce HIGHER IN ANTIOXIDANTS
20% and 40% higher.

LOWER RISK IN ALLERGIES

People may find their symptoms lessen or
go away.

DO NOT CONTAIN
HYDROGENATED FAT
Which can lead to heart
diseases.

30% LOWER NITRATE LEVELS

Reduced risk in cancer and
methaemoglobinaemia
 More Favorable
Fatty Acid Profile
Higher levels of
omega-3 fatty acids,
iron, vitamin E, and
carotenoids
Less selenium and
iodine, two minerals Reduced risk of heart
essential for health disease

ORGANIC DAIRY
AND MEAT
 GMO-free
Possible GMO side effects:
Internal organ
damage
Slowed brain growth

Increased food
Thickening of digestive tract allergens and gastro-
intestinal problems
Lower levels of
pesticides

NATURAL DERIVED
PESTICIDES
Less toxic
POSSIBLE RISKS
OF PESTICIDES

headaches, birth
defects, and added
strain
 What to buy organic
and what not to
Things you don’t
Things to buy organic: need to buy organic:
✓ Meat ✓ Asparagus ✓ Watermelon
✓ Apples
✓ Cucumbers ✓ Cherries ✓ Avocado ✓ Carrots

✓ Celery ✓ Corn ✓ Mushrooms ✓ Papaya

✓ Potatoes ✓ Peaches ✓ Cabbage ✓ Pineapple
✓ Grapes ✓ Spinach ✓ Eggplant ✓ Grapefruit
✓ Tomatoes ✓ Strawberries ✓ Kiwi ✓ Cantaloupe
✓ Milk ✓ Mango
✓ Cucumbers
✓ Apples ✓ Cauliflower
✓ Celery
✓ Onion
 How to know if you’re
buying organic USDA
Guidelines
Grown and processed according to
federal guidelines addressing
The United States
Department of Soil quality, animal raising practices, pest
and weed control, and use of additives
Agriculture
Animals are raised in living conditions
(USDA) accommodating their natural behaviors
The ability to graze on pasture, fed 100%
organic feed and forage, and not administered
ORGANIC FOOD antibiotics or hormones

Grown on soil that had no prohibited

CERTIFICATION
substances applied for three years prior to
harvest
Synthetic fertilizers and pesticides
 Watch for these
statements on food labels

100% Organic
This product is made entirely
Organic from organic ingredients.
At least 95% of the
ingredients in this product are
organic.
Made with Organic
At least 70% of the
ingredients are organic.
No USDA seal
Contains less than 70%
organic ingredients.
"There's really very limited
information in people on actual
health outcomes with
consumption of these products,"
“We don't know enough to
say that one is better than
the other.”

Conclusion
Thank You