2006-12-04 17:35:45 · 10 answers · asked by Charlotte L 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
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Top scientists are urging the Government's food watchdog to recognise that organic milk is more nutritious. Fourteen top scientists have written to the Government's food watchdog, the Food Standards Agency, asking them to recognise the mounting body of evidence that organic milk is more nutritious than non-organic milk. Their letter was sparked by new research from the University of Liverpool showing that organic milk contains 68% more omega-3 essential fatty acids.
Organic milk has all the nutritional goodness of non-organic milk but, due to the cows' more natural diet, it also has some additional health benefits. Several scientific studies have shown that organic milk is naturally higher in omega-3 essential fatty acids, as well as vitamin E and the antioxidant beta-carotene which the body converts into vitamin A.
These nutritional benefits can be explained by the more natural diets of organic cows. Organic cows eat a much more natural diet mostly consisting of fresh grass and clover. In comparison, non-organic dairy farmers are allowed to use more grain-based (concentrate) feed containing cereals, maize and protein supplements. These diets increase milk yields, but also adversely effect the nutritional composition of non-organic milk as well as the health of cows. This link between healthy soil, healthy animals and healthy people lies at the heart of organic farming.
2006-12-04 17:43:27 · answer #1 · answered by mallimalar_2000 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When milk is organic, it means that the cows the milk came from were not fed antibiotics or growth hormones. In other words, the milk contains no chemicals of any kind.
2006-12-05 01:37:44 · answer #2 · answered by Ice Cream 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Organic matter (or organic material) is matter which has come from a recently living organism; is capable of decay, or the product of decay; or is composed of organic compounds.
Milk is produced by many animals including cows, goats, and humans to name just a few. What's NOT organic about that?
Edit: Oh.. didn't realize someone "reinvented" the word. Couldn't just create a new one?
2006-12-05 01:38:20 · answer #3 · answered by Aegis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends on what you feed the cow. They often give cows hormones to make them produce more milk, and feed them antibiotics. And if you feed the cow ony organic hay and don't give it hormones, then that's probably how you get organic milk.
2006-12-05 01:39:28 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa Mc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it contains carbon it is organic. Most things on this planet contain carbon and are technically organic.
2006-12-05 03:53:54 · answer #5 · answered by Carole 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the cows are fed with organic food
2006-12-05 01:37:32 · answer #6 · answered by DonGiovanni 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of greater concern is how it can not be organic. That's kind f a scary thought.
2006-12-05 02:03:16 · answer #7 · answered by Lleh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cows have to have never had the hormones given to them.
They only get ogranic feeds and stuff
2006-12-05 20:59:07 · answer #8 · answered by sassylyn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the cows are organic. meaning that the cows are not genetically altered or feed steriods or other impurities.
2006-12-05 01:37:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, if the cow didn't receive any type of growth hormones/steriods
2006-12-05 01:37:28 · answer #10 · answered by chimodzimodzi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋