Trend Analysis Report

Organic Foods

Introduction

Organic foods offer a better solution to the global food crisis since in addition to being environmentally friendly , their lack of artificial additives that may contain toxins harmful to the body , help in improving an individual 's overall quality of life . Organic foods , are however costly a fact that makes it beyond the means of the average consumer . In addition , since organic farms are highly dependent on livestock manure which is often limited , its support cannot be relied on to sustain the world population

Relevant information p

Organic foods refer to all food products produced in the absence of artificial additives (Fromartz 2007 . They are often processed in the absence of artificial methods such as ionization radiation , simulated environmental conditions or synthetic materials and they adhere to certain specific standards of production . Livestock and all organic dairy products are , for instance , free of growth hormones or traces of antibiotics

Studies done to find out the benefits of organic foods over genetically modified foods have in many cases revealed that : unlike genetically modified food stuffs , organic foods do not pose to the environment the risk of contamination that may be harmful to the soil , water or other living things . This stems primarily from the fact that they produce less waste and utilize little energy compared to genetically modified food which utilize a lot of energy and do not release synthetic pesticides

Moreover , studies undertaken to compare the level of nutrients in organic fruits with that found in conventionally produced...