How do you know something is organic. Dose it taste better or you know when you pay twice the price?

Answer 1

usually it is how it is advertised. you can't really taste the difference.

Answer 2

There is the sticker.. But that can be faked, and has been in the past.
Your best bet is to buy from th producer, it is easy to find out whether they are a certified producer of organic food, but with people so suspicious nowadays, all the big supermarket chains can't afford a scandal, so they will make sure their products are really organically produced if it says so on the label.
Yes they are dearer, because people are more expensive to employ than machines, and they do taste better, although in some things that's only marginal.
But meat is a totally different experience. If you ever tried a chicken that had access to fresh grass during its lifetime you won't believe it's the same kind of creature you used to eat as chicken before. The same is true for nearly all types of meat, but here in Ireland there is not much they do to lambs anyway, so they are delicious whether organic or not.

Answer 3

1 Look at the label. If it says "Organic" then go to stage 2.
2 Look at the price. If it is 1 1/2 to 2 times a comparable product then go to stage 3.
3 Look again at the label to find the original supplier. If this is not shown, then go to stage 4.
4 Engage a private detective to track down the original supplier.
5 Contact the Soil Association ( in the U.K.) or the similar relevant authority to confirm that the original supplier is genuinely organic.
Of course, doing all this in the middle of Safeways on a Saturday afternoon may be difficult. Therefore I suggest just stage 1 in the shop. Stages 2 to 5 can be undertaken subsequently, and if the ultimate answer comes up "No" then sue the shop and pass the details to the local and national press.

Answer 4

Shops usually say if a product is organic. Organic does cost more but it tastes better.

Organic meat is better because there are high standards of animal welfare that have to be adhered to. The animals have to be reared outside with plenty of room. They have a much happier life than those kept in crowded sheds.

The recent River Cottage Experience programmes have been good at explaining this. For example they showed you the living conditions of organic chickens versus non-organic. Trust me - if you can afford organic meat you'll never want to eat non-organic meat again after seeing these programmes.

However, the series seems to have finished. This Thursday 8pm, Channel 4 it is River Cottage Road Trip, but it will probably still give you a few good pointers

Answer 5

All is not perfect with organic food. Yes, organic meat is tastier and better for you, but fruit and veg deteriorate much faster and rot away, speedily losing all the benefits which they initially offered.They are very expensive in the long run , since you have to throw some of them away.
It was a different ball game when ladies had the luxury of staying at home and go shopping three times a week. Now with women forced to go out work to balance the budget and pay off sky high mortgages on prohibitively high priced housing, shopping once a week or even less has become essential and the benefits of fresh organic food are lost.

Answer 6

The price is really off putting but if you compare,say a carrot for taste the organic one actually has some taste! Your best bet is to buy organic direct from the growers if possible then you don't have the inflated price tag of the supermarkets on top.

Answer 7

If you are serious about organic foods, it is best to join a local group who have good contacts - many things are sold as organic that do not follow regulations and may be grown next to crops that are treated, or even be treated themselves.
Some big shops grow their own organic products, these might be trustworthy, but you are better off relying on local people for organics.
Not all organic products taste better, but there are many interesting products that are only produced on organic farms, and many old-fashioned varieties that are difficult to produce mechanically.
Ideally you could grow some of your own organic food, most products taste better fresh from the garden.

Answer 8

You don't, anyone can sell anything and claim it is organically grown there is no way that anyone can tell whether this is true or not do not pay the exorbitant prices for what is normal food masquerading under the organic label the whole thing is a scam to make money for crooks.

Answer 9

Here in Ireland it's both.

There is no taste of chemicals and the price is skyhigh.
Usually though the bag, carton etc. says it's organic. It's usually pretty well advertised

Answer 10

It says on the packaging;organic. It does not taste better but is twice as expensive.

Answer 11

In some ways we have to trust the retailer as it is easy for some items to be passed off as organic. Eggs for instance. We tend to pay more for organic and then when we eat it, we can imagine that it tastes better.
The secret is to get more and more people asking for organic and then the price will come down.
It is said that some organic foods should be cheaper than the non organic as there is less cost to produce it. No expensive pesticides or fertilisers.