Do you know what organic food means?

With the development of dietary diversification, more and more healthy foods have been developed. Among them, organic food has gradually become the darling of the market. This is because organic food is healthy and basically pollution-free. Therefore, it has basically no side effects on the human body. However, most people still know nothing about organic food. Let me explain to you what organic food means.

Organic food is also called ecological or biological food. Organic food is a relatively unified term internationally for pollution-free and natural food. Organic food usually comes from an organic agricultural production system and is produced and processed in accordance with international organic agricultural production requirements and corresponding standards. In addition to organic food, some derivative products such as organic cosmetics, textiles, forest products or the means of production provided by organic food production, including biological pesticides, organic fertilizers, etc., are collectively referred to as organic products after certification.

The main characteristics of organic food come from the ecologically sound organic agricultural production system. The production and processing of organic food does not use synthetic substances such as chemical pesticides, fertilizers, chemical preservatives, or genetically engineered organisms and their products. Therefore, organic food is a type of ecological food that truly comes from nature, is nutritious, high quality, safe and environmentally friendly.

Organic food mainly includes general organic agricultural products (such as organic grains, organic fruits, organic vegetables, etc.), organic tea products, organic edible fungi products, organic livestock and poultry products, organic aquatic products, organic bee products, organic milk powder, collected wild products and processed products using the above products as raw materials. The organic foods sold in the domestic market mainly include vegetables, rice, tea, honey, goat milk powder, organic grains, organic fruits, organic vegetables, etc.

Organic food standards

1. The raw materials come from organic agricultural production system or wild natural products.

2. During the production and processing of organic food, the standards for organic food production, collection, processing, packaging, storage and transportation must be strictly followed.

3. A strict quality management system, production process control system and tracking system must be established during the production and processing of organic food, so a conversion period is generally required; this conversion process generally takes 2-3 years before it can be approved as an organic food.

4. Organic food must be certified by a legitimate organic food certification agency.