Despite this slow down, industry sales in the US are coming off a stronger base compared to pre-pandemic and set to surpass $300b by 2024 and $400b by 2030 – up from the 7.7% increase in 2021 to $274b, Carlotta Mast, senior vice president and market leader at New Hope, told a packed room of … Read more
WASHINGTON — Organic is no longer a niche market. This sentiment was expressed by several stakeholders from the organic industry during a presentation at the US Department of Agriculture’s annual Agricultural Outlook Forum on Feb. 25. One of those stakeholders, Ryan Koory, vice president of economics at Mercaris, a data mining and trading platform company … Read more
We all know that fruits and vegetables are vital sources of vitamins and minerals, but there’s more to them than that. Recent research suggests that phenolics contained in fresh, whole vegetables can protect us from a host of degenerative diseases, too. These include diabetes, arthritis, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. Trouble is, it’s sometimes difficult and … Read more
Strawberries and spinach continue to top the annual list of the “Dirty Dozen” fruits and veggies that contain the highest levels of pesticides, followed by three greens (kale, collard and mustard), nectarines, apples, grapes, and bell and hot peppers, according to the Environmental Working Group’s 2022 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce. Cherries were next … Read more
Dirty Dozen 2022: Produce with the most and least pesticidesgwinnettdailypost.com .
OWATONNA, MINN. — Greenhouse lettuce specialist Revol Greens has named a new vice president of food safety. Dinesh Babu, who joined the company on Feb. 21, has a Ph.D. in food safety and more than 15 years in food science and food safety experience. “Food safety has always been and continues to be paramount to … Read more
A – Alternative Sizes: No longer does one size fit all. Consumers are shopping both online and instore and trips made to the store may be for an individual meal, snack or a stock-up to feed a family of 1-2 or 3 or more. Co-merchandising slices of cake, cheesecake, cupcakes and parfaits in the deli … Read more
Similarly your honey shouldn’t be super sweet like some packaged honeys. Organic food is far healthier, is lighter on the digestive system and also helps reduce acidity and gas related GI issues. You will feel a perceptible difference in your gut health soon enough. Similarly, you must switch to cold-pressed organic oils as their nutrients … Read more
Okinawan sweet potatoes are the holy grail of sweet potatoes on my almost impossible list of favorite but hard to find items. When baked, the rough and dirty white exterior of a good one can hide deeper purple flesh with a sweet, floral fragrance, elegant beyond any mere flower. For a while, it was almost … Read more
Kale is a surprise on the 2019 ‘Dirty Dozen’ listWebMD .
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Switch with organic kale because tapas the 2019 “Dirty Dozen” list of products with the highest amount of pesticides? You may want to reconsider. It turns out that the “d“Dirty” foods are fairly clean, and organic foods are not pesticide-free anyway. The US Department of Agriculture, which conducted the actual testing of pesticides on product … Read more
How much do organic products really cost?ConsumerReports.org .
In our ratings, the “cleanest” product is rated Excellent or Very Good, while fruits and vegetables that carry the highest risk are rated Fair or Poor. They take into account the total number of pesticides, the level of each in fruits and vegetables, the frequency with which they were detected, and their toxicity. To account … Read more
(ABC4) – Adopting healthier eating habits can sometimes come at a higher price, which is why some people don’t even try to browse the organic section of the grocery store. This may change soon, as a new study found that conventional food prices are rising at a much faster rate than organic costs, a new … Read more
