Organic or Natural?

 

Do you ever find yourself getting confused about food labeling? 

 

One very confusing label is organic versus natural.  Are they the same?  Are they different?  If so, how are they different?

 

Here's a quick guide to understanding the differences between the two.

 

Organic in the truest sense is completely free of all pesticides, fertilizers, preservatives, added colouring & flavours.  It's seed source has not been genetically modified.

 

Natural foods also do not have added flavouring, colouring or preservatives.  However, how natural foods differ is that they possibly come from a genetically modified food source (GMO's).  Moreover, fertilizers and pesticides were also possibly used in their production.

 

Conventional foods in stark contrast to both organic and natural foods very likely are GMO in source.  Fertilizers & pesticides were likely used in their production.  Lastly added colouring, flavouring and preservatives were most likely used to produce these foods.

 

Which do you choose?