CRITICAL ANALYSIS

Organic Food

Organic Food

Introduction

This paper will discuss a scientific article 'What motivates consumers to buy organic food in the UK?' that was published in the Food Journal of the United Kingdom. The major point of the paper is to ensure that the people are buying organic food and are eating healthy and nutritious food. The title of the article, introduction and conclusion clearly point out the main focus point of the paper. The main topic of the article is organic foods. Organic foods also provide a more complete nutritional value than conventional and its effects on the body will always be positive. Organic foods contain between 40% and 60% more vitamins and minerals than conventional products, less percentage of water, so they provide more resistance to disease. They are better preserved than the traditional and have a nutrient content much higher than conventional products.

Critical Analysis

The flow of the paper is very systematic and the topic smoothly moves from one to another. The following facts were presented in the article:

To be considered organic and carry the name, a processed product must contain at least 95% certified organic ingredients.

The organic fruits and vegetables certainly contain fewer residues of pesticides, but they are not necessarily free. Crops can be contaminated with pesticides made by the wind, water or some very strong products in the soil.

The traditional fruit and vegetables contain lower amounts of pesticides to acceptable standards. The rate of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables increased from 9% to 0.3% in less than seven years in Quebec.

A lot of other papers can be found on the same topic. There are different authors and different researches that have explored the same topic because of the prevalence of the genetically modified foods. This paper presents the same topic which is very important. Organic farming promotes recycling, maintaining and improving soil fertility and soil quality, promotes health and welfare of animals in an environment that values ??the local economy and takes account of socio-cultural aspects. To do this, the production and processing of organic foods are based on a set of techniques that exclude particular, the use:

pesticides and chemical fertilizers

genetically modified organisms (GMOs)

antibiotics and growth hormones

to irradiation

with chemical preservatives

The writing is clearly concise and presents the information clearly. The downside is in the selling price of organic food that is higher than that of conventional, but this gap is narrowing in recent years by increased demand and as many organic food is can buy, juices, vegetables, fruits, meat, vegetables, wine, etc.. Well-informed consumers accept this higher sales price and healthy products that really get much better quality. It is also true that some products, especially vegetables, do not look as nice as the traditional but if you have a colour change much purer. Organic foods do to recover the true aroma and flavour of foods and beverages.

The author has presented the uses of organic food and has presented the pros and cons of genetically modified food, as well which means that the author wanted to perform a thorough ...