Have You Tasted How Full Flavored Organic Coffee Is?
I will give you a quick rundown of what organic means, and why I think people should strictly drink organic coffee.
1) Organic products may not be made from any synthetic agents.
2) Certified organic items can’t contain genetically modified plants or animals.
3) To be labeled 100% organic items may only contain organic ingredients (excluding water and salt).
4) The term “certified organic” can be a little tricky. In this case only 95% of the ingredients need to be certified organic, but the remaining 5% have to be on the USDA approved list and not be available in a non-organic form.
5) If you see the USDA organic logo it guarantees the product is either 100% Organic or 95% organic.
6) Food products labeled organic, such as organic coffee, are not allowed to be treated with sewage sludge (yes some crops are), or ionizing radiation.
I’m not trying to belabor this issue with boring organic labeling facts, but you should understand what you’re dealing with “organic” products. Now that we have explored the meaning of organic certification we can move onto the topic at hand. Remembering back to the meaning of certified organic, organic coffee must be at least 95% organically grown beans.
You may be pondering, “who gives a rip if my coffee was grown without chemicals?” well here’s a few reasons:
1) Regardless of what you feel about standard farming practices, can anyone imagine consuming non-organic coffee treated with sewage sludge?
2) There’s the , I’m going to play mad scientist with your food, issue. I don’t want my Nectar of Life to have Flipper genes spliced in just so the beans can have less acidity.
3) If you imbibe decaffeinated coffee this is where it is important that you only consume organic coffee. Regular coffees use nasty chemicals like methylene chloride and ethyl acetate to process the beans. Certified organic decaffeinated coffees are decaffeinated by a water method. There is epidemiological evidence to suggest that consuming conventional decaf. is associated with an increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis.
4) Not only are chemicals bad for us, but think about the innocent coffee farmers. Many coffee farmers are very poor and may not be able to come up with the money for proper protective gear, resulting in toxic exposure to chemicals.
The above are just a few points to only buy organic coffee. I haven’t even got into all the environmental havoc that is caused by just producing the pesticides and herbicides.
In conclusion, there is the purity factor. Farmers raising their crops organically must pay extra special attention to their crops to ensure they are not destroyed by insects. It’s never too late to start buying organic coffee. So give it a try, you may be surprised.
If you would like to try Organic Coffee, then click on the following link, Nectar of Life Organic Coffee Company. You’ll be surprised how good organic coffee tastes!