Organic foods are those that are produced with out synthetic chemicals, antibiotics, and hormones. Throughout the past few decades the concept of organic foods as become much more mainstream. Not only can you find organically grown fruit and vegetables but now organic eggs, milk, and meats are available. This rise in interest has also lead to the USDA stepping in to regulate those who grow, sell, and/or market such items and as well as the "Certification" of organic items. Within the array of certified organic foods available there are still subgroups that determine just how organic these products really are. Any product that is made of at least 70% organic ingredients or components may be labeled with USDA organic label. Items that are less than 70% organic can list the organic items within them on the nutrition label as organic but are unable to market the entire product as organic.
The three most common labels, or claims, placed on products are...
"100 Percent Organic"- Contain only organically produced ingredients (excluding water and salt)
"Organic"- Contains at least 95% organic ingredients (excluding water and salt) and the remaining 5% of ingredients must be items that are not available organic or or on an approved government list
"Made With Organic Ingredients"- Processed food containing at least 70% organic ingredients. With this labeling, there are also processing methods that are prohibited.
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