Isn't a tree organic by nature? Why would they include the word organic?
2006-12-06 18:02:40 · 3 answers · asked by Boltez 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Confusion often arises because there are three ways of defining organic.
1. Chemical: anything containing carbon is organic. Includes most pesticides.
2. Biological: anything from a living thing is organic
3. Agricultural: something that is 'natural' .
The third definition is used for organic foods. It means no artificial chemicals were used in growing the tree or extracting/processing the syrup.
2006-12-06 18:18:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Organic is just a fancy way of saying all natural ingredients. Of course a tree is organic but the process from which they extract the maple syrup can included several synthetic elements.
2006-12-06 18:14:40 · answer #2 · answered by red12saleen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No artifical fertilizers or pesticides were used for the Maple Tree's care.
2006-12-06 18:09:00 · answer #3 · answered by The professor 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋