With the concept of health preservation and the emphasis on food safety, organic food has become synonymous with healthy diet. Obviously it is more expensive, but it is more and more sought after by more people. What is organic food? Is organic food really more nutritious and safer than ordinary food? How to tell the authenticity of organic food?

A catty of spinach, 32 yuan, a catty of beef, 89 yuan. What is the difference between organic food with exquisite packaging, high price and aristocratic status everywhere and ordinary food? Organic food, also known as eco-food or bio-food, refers to agricultural products and their processed products produced in accordance with organic food planting standards and production technology and processing specifications, which come from organic agricultural production system and are certified by independent organic food certification institutions. So, here? Organic? From where? Organic agricultural production system? , not a chemical concept. From this perspective, organic food is hard to come by, so it is valuable! However, is the organic food so painstakingly obtained really more nutritious and safer than ordinary food?

The answer is: safe, possible; Nutrition, not necessarily! As for the nutritional value, because the nutritional value of food is determined by many factors, such as heredity, soil, climate, water source and so on. There is no scientific basis for the higher nutritional value of organic food than ordinary food. Of course, this has also been tested and analyzed by many parties. Therefore, the current organic food is not to increase nutrition, but to reduce harm.

Since organic food is safer, can you buy it with confidence when buying organic food? At present, there are more than 2,000 organic food production enterprises in China, and the number of certified enterprises is also rising at a high speed of 30% every year. You can check the organic sign: through the packaging bag (will be affixed with? National symbol of organic food? Or log on to the website directly (at? China Food and Agricultural Products Certification Information System? Enter products on the website? Organic code? You can check the mail receipt); Secondly, choose to check the packaging: the packaging of organic food usually uses degradable or recyclable materials, such as natural wood, bamboo and so on; Or you can directly ask the sales company for a product certification certificate to verify the product. In addition, consumers should be reminded that the certification mark is also valid. Therefore, consumers who buy organic food are reminded to see clearly the use period of the organic food certification mark when buying organic food, so as not to be deceived.

Organic food certainly carries people's interest in food? Safe and pollution-free, but we should also realize that no food is perfect. Even if there are few pesticide residues in organic food, it does not mean that organic food is high in protein, vitamins and minerals. Therefore, the key to a healthy diet is not whether the food is organic, green or ordinary, but a reasonable diet, such as eating more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, low-value or skim dairy products. If you rely too much on organic food? Health, safety and nutrition? Our publicity stunt not only costs more money, but also won't achieve our expected effect.

There are also some consumers who think that organic food does not contain pesticides, fertilizers, hormones and other chemicals, so it does not need to be cleaned, that is, it is directly cooked. Is this desirable? The answer must be no, no matter how hype, how safe and pollution-free, cleaning is a necessary step before cooking, so we must pay attention to its parasites and eggs.