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An alcohol82.3% According to the data published by the Biological Trade Association (OTA) (OTA) (OTA)). Whether because families are becoming increasingly aware of investing in nutrition or inclining to support small-scale farming, sales of organic food products have risen over the last decade. But what happens if all we know - or think we know that we know that supposed practices without chemicals are just popular misconceptions? Are these organic facts really false?

SinceBuy organic products Can seriously climb a tooth in your portfolio - the USDA found that biological fruits and vegetables reach up to 30% more than conventional! -We went to dig if the organic farming of the claims is rented to reality. To delight these widespread myths, we spoke to the chemist retired Richard Sachleben, PhD and came to certain opening conclusions, you will certainly want to keep in mind before your next grocery race.

1. Organic foods are more nutritious

Health concerns are a major driver for purchasing organic foods, such asthree quarters American adults reported bought organic food several times in the last month. However, a product labeled with the green and white seal regulated by the USDA is not necessarily a confirmation that the food is more nutritious.

"From a nutritional point of view, I am not aware of a good scientific data showing that organic products are more nutritious than the products raised conventionally", admits Sachleben. Systematicreview in theAnnals of internal medicine Reviewed 200 studies reviewed by peers and found that there was no conclusive evidence that argues that organic foods are significantly more nutritious than conventional foods.

2. Organic farming is better for the environment

Although there are solid data proving that biodiversity in an organic field is greater than that conventional, Sachleben says that environmental benefits depend on two factors: what you grow up and where you grow up. For crops such as soy and rice, the growth of biology produces almost the same performance as conventional, while growing organic wheat and potatoes will produce lower yields than if cultured conventionally, Said Sachleben.

"On average, most studies show that organic farming produces about 20% lower yields than conventional agriculture growing similar cultures."

When the climate is favorable for a specific culture and that culture is not as demanding on the ground, organic yields may be comparable to those conventional. However, when the environment is lower than the ideal or soil is not suitable for this specific culture, conventional agriculture outweighs organic agriculture.

In the end: Organic farms are more biodiversity, but more land is needed to grow organic than raising them conventionally. Conventional agriculture presents more tools (such as synthetic fertilizers, which are more readily available, less expensive and easier to apply in the quantities required than organic fertilizers) to compensate for low low yields, which finally leads to less instances in which natural landscapes need to be cleaned for agricultural land.

Another challenge is to control pests such as insects or fungi in fruit farms, which can potentially destroy an entire orchard. Organic farms do not have any means of control of pests as traditional farms and can therefore lose a lot of marketable products. Not only that, conventional farms often use chemicals that prevent imperfections on the surface, so you notice more "ugly" products that is organic. Since consumers generally opt for more aesthetic fruits, this unfortunate human factor further reduces the commercial efficiency of biological farms.

3. Organic farms are without pesticides

A misconception of biological farms is that they are without pesticides. Organic farms are actually allowed to use pesticides, as long as they are biological. These pest repellents consist of safe and natural natural substances such asSoaps, Sulfur lime, hydrogen peroxide.

Although organic pesticides are not toxic to humans and mammals and decomposing fairly quickly, they are mainly used to target pests - and the question lies in the fact that these sprays will kill target bugs as well as non- targets such as bees, butterflies and other pollinators.

However, Sachleben states that there are insect control and pest control systems (used in organic and conventional agriculture) that have less impact on non-targeted species. Most insects have a specific life cycle of a plant and farmers can optimize pest control by controlling when spraying and avoiding spraying on flowers.

4. Organic foods have better taste

Although this debate is subjective, many biological buying people swear that their product has tasted better than conventional. A to study in the Plos a Journal discovered that food-friendly labels such as "fair trade" and "organic products" have made scores higher on taste tests.

However, keep in mind that waiting for bias plays an important role in the result of open label studies. Another to study found that the tomatoes grown conventionally were sweeter and more Juvenien than their organic counterparts. At the end of the line: When it comes to demystifying if this "done" is false or not, you will have to do your own research.