May 10th, 2010

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organic food product

Why is Organic Food More Expensive?

It is a widely known fact that organic food costs us a little extra as compared to the intensively farmed and heavily sprayed chemical food. It can always be considered as a better option as compared to the farm grown food. It has more minerals, vitamins, enzymes and most importantly tastes better than the farm produced food. It is devoid of any kind of pesticides, insecticides fertilizers other artificial additives, colorings, flavorings and preservatives that are toxic for the human body. However, in recent times the cost of organic food has grown more than the normally available food in the shops. There are many reasons for this increase in price and can be easily explained by focusing on certain important factors.

The production of these types of foods or products is very limited and thus does not satiate the demand. In addition, the total cost involved in the production process of organic foods are also higher due to greater labor inputs on small and less quantity or output units. After the initial process of harvesting, processing, transportation and marketing of comparatively small or large volume of organic food ultimately results in comparatively higher price of the final food item.

This clearly indicates that due to the less amount of organically food grown, the demand and the cost in the market are divided over a final small quantity of output produced by these farms. Besides this, many of these food products are not chemically enhanced and their growth is not hormone induced. They take a longer amount of time (compared to the typical food products available in the market) to actually grow and become worthy of being sold. Ultimately their growth cycle is larger and their costs are divided over a smaller number of outputs.

Nevertheless, in past few years with the growing awareness and increasing demand for organic food and its products, sincere steps have been taken by the government. Steps have been implemented and in many places strategy to execute new methodologies and technological innovations are in already in process to reduce the costs required to produce, process, distribute, and market the organic products.

The various other factors that play an important role in the high value of the organic food are:

  • Environmental protection and enhancement
  • High standards for the animal welfare

All these hidden factors have influenced the price of the organic food products and resulted in making them rate higher than their traditional counterparts.

Organic food products je non-organic fois products?


What is the différence between food items that is organic or non organic. I always wanted to know

Organic foods are foods grown without any synthetic ingredients including pesticides, hormones, and chemicals.

Personally, I love eating organic!
:)

Farmer's Market Foods Organic Canned Pumpkin, 15-Ounce Cans (Pack of 12)
Farmer's Market Foods Organic Canned Pumpkin, 15-Ounce Cans (Pack of 12)
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Farmer’s Market Organic Pumpkin is rich, smooth and delicious, and ready to use for everything from baked delights to savory center of the plate entrees. Use it in a variety of recipes including pies, muffins, cookies, soups…even chili! The bright orange color is your first clue that our Organic Pumpkin is loaded with beta-carotene, which may help protect against heart disease, regulate blood-sugar, and reduce the severity of conditions such as asthma, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis with its anti-inflammatory effects. Also, Farmer’s Market Organic Pumpkin has large amounts of dietary fiber and antioxidants, is very low in fat and calories, and high in potassium. It also contains a fair amount of vitamin C and other nutrients such as niacin, vitamin E, calcium and iron.

Features

  • Pack of 12 15-ounce cans (total of 180 ounces)
  • Certified Organic
  • Naturally sweet pumpkin puree
  • Grown in the USA
  • Very best for pies, baking, and soups
Newman's Own Organics Adult Dog Food Formula, 12.5-Pound Bag
Newman's Own Organics Adult Dog Food Formula, 12.5-Pound Bag
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Newman's Own Organics Adult Dog Food Chicken & Rice Formula is a new holistic formula based on the newest concept in animal nutrition.

Features

  • One 12.5 pound bag of dry dog food
  • Organic ingredients
  • Pack with 12.5 pound bag
Organic Food Bar-Pure and Powerful Protein Bar, 12ct
Organic Food Bar-Pure and Powerful Protein Bar, 12ct
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We all know that we need to eat right to be healthy, but sometimes it simply is not convenient. Organic Food Bars solve this problem and they taste great too! Now, "fast food" can be healthy food. With Organic Food Bars you finally have the best of both worlds; the convenience of a bar and the alkaline-forming nutritional quality you need to eat healthier than ever before.* Picture may be of different size or flavor

Features

  • Serving Size - 1 bar
  • Does Not Contain: preservatives, additives, salt, coatings, refined sugar, soy, peanuts, diary gluten, gmo.
Amazing Grass Amazing Meal, Organic Chocolate Infusion Powder, Gluten Free, 15 Servings, 17.3-Ounce Container
Amazing Grass Amazing Meal, Organic Chocolate Infusion Powder, Gluten Free, 15 Servings, 17.3-Ounce Container
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Amazing Meal is a powerful blend of plant based proteins, green superfoods, phtyo nutrient rich fruits and vegetables, digestive enzymes and probiotics. This organic, raw, vegan, cold processed powerhouse was made the way mother nature intended. Comes in 3 Flavors - Original, Chocolate and Pomegranate Mango

Features

  • Is a powerful blend of plant based proteins, green superfoods, phtyo nutrient rich fruits and vegetables, digestive enzymes and probiotics
  • Organic, raw, vegan, cold processed powerhouse
  • Comes in 3 Flavors - Original, Chocolate and Pomegranate Mango
Organic, Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew
Organic, Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew
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Who would have thought that a natural food supermarket could have been a financial refuge from the dot-com bust? But it had. Sales of organic food had shot up about 20 percent per year since 1990, reaching $11 billion by 2003 . . . Whole Foods managed to sidestep that fray by focusing on, well, people like me. Organic food has become a juggernaut in an otherwise sluggish food industry, growing at 20 percent a year as products like organic ketchup and corn chips vie for shelf space with conventional comestibles. But what is organic food? Is it really better for you? Where did it come from, and why are so many of us buying it? Business writer Samuel Fromartz set out to get the story behind this surprising success after he noticed that his own food choices were changing with the times. In Organic, Inc., Fromartz traces organic food back to its anti-industrial origins more than a century ago. Then he follows it forward again, casting a spotlight on the innovators who created an alternative way of producing food that took root and grew beyond their wildest expectations. In the process he captures how the industry came to risk betraying the very ideals that drove its success in a classically complex case of free-market triumph.

Earth's Best Organic 2nd Fruit Variety Pack, 4-Ounce Jars (Pack of 12)
Earth's Best Organic 2nd Fruit Variety Pack, 4-Ounce Jars (Pack of 12)
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Organically grown, without potentially harmful pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers. Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth.

Features

  • No genetically engineered ingredients
  • Organic, no artificial colors or flavors
  • No preservatives, no added salt or sugar
  • Vegan, wheat free, kosher
Ancor 304503 Marine Grade Electrical Adhesive Lined Heat Shrink Tubing Kit (3/8-Inch Diameter, 3-Inches Long, Assorted Colors, 5-Pack)
Ancor 304503 Marine Grade Electrical Adhesive Lined Heat Shrink Tubing Kit (3/8-Inch Diameter, 3-Inches Long, Assorted Colors, 5-Pack)
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Ancor's Adhesive Lined Heat Shrink Tubing insulates and protects connections from mechanical abuse, wire pullout and abrasion. The heat activated adhesive melts and flows under pressure from shrinking to create a seal. Adhesive Lined Heat Shrink Tubing resists salt water, oil, gasoline, and other environmental contaminants. Assorted packages include red, blue, yellow, green, and white Highest shrink ratio - shrinks to 1/3 originalsize Shrinks at 257 F (125 C) Operating temperature range -104 F to 230 Fof (-40 C to 110 C)

Features

  • Protects connections from mechanical abuse, wire pullout and abrasion
  • Resists salt water, oil, gasoline, and other environmental contaminants
Jobe's 6028 50-Pack Organic Vegetable Fertilizer Food Spikes
Jobe's 6028 50-Pack Organic Vegetable Fertilizer Food Spikes
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100% organic. OMRI listed. Promotes richer soil. No mixing or measuring. No water run off. Waterproof packaging. Analysis: 2 7 4. 50 fertilizer spikes per package.

Features

  • Organic fertilizer for all vegetables
  • OMRI listed
  • Easy to use
  • No mixing, no measuring, no mess
  • NPK 2-7-4
ESPOMA ORCHID MIX 8 QT
ESPOMA ORCHID MIX 8 QT
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Espoma Organic Orchid Mix ?Improves drainage & aeration. ?For orchids & other epiphytes. ?In 8 qt. bags.

Features

  • Improves Drainage
  • Improves Aeration
  • For orchids and other epiphytes
  • 8 quart bag
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