Organic VS Non-organic Foods: 12 Key Differences

The question of whether to buy organic or not, which foods to buy organic and if it’s really worth it or not in the end weighs somewhat on many’s a mind these days, and thus below we’ll get into the main differences between the two and then try to answer just that question; of whether organic foods are worth it or not.

It’s not a black and white question and more of on a spectrum, which you’ll come to see below, having to weigh in a lot of things including nutritional value, toxin load and cost when deciding for or against it, so, without further ado what do you say we get straight into it?

“Organic or not, that is the question.”

Organic VS Inorganic Foods – 12 Key Differences
Is Organic Food Worth It Over Inorganic?
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Organic VS Inorganic Foods – 12 Key Differences

The first and foremost difference between organic and inorganic food and produce comes down to how it’s grown or raised.

For example, in organic farming practices:

The use of synthetic or artificial, human-made pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers and preservatives is prohibited so you’ll get less traces of these in your food (also good for your testosterone) and they’re left with only more natural versions of these instead.
No irradiation (preservative method) is allowed.
No GMOs (also banned).
No growth hormones and antibiotics (similar to grass-fed vs grain-fed animals).
Better living conditions for organically raised animals – They’re fed organic foods themselves and are often vaccinated against problematic disease.
There’s often better soil and water quality and less environmental pollution, in turn leading to:
Organic food being more nutritious (the difference isn’t huge but it’s still substantial enough, and organic foods thus often contain slightly more nutrients [depending on the nutrient], antioxidants and the animals generally have a better omega-3 to omega-6 ratio).
There are usually less toxic metals and bad bacteria.
The products and produce are usually more expensive when organic.
Organic foods are often reported to taste better.
Organic foods often grow somewhat slower (much due to point number one).
They can also sometimes have a shorter shelf life (also to do with point #1).

“Organic is fairly beneficial after all, wouldn’t you say?”

So, all this begs the question then, of whether it’s worth it:

Is Organic Food Worth It Over Inorganic?

To decide on this, you basically have to weigh all the potential health benefits of organic foods listed above, as well as the ones for the environment, that of taste and shelf life and for happier, healthier animals, against the cost.

And, in doing that, I’d say that organic is generally always worth it (for your health especially) if money isn’t at all a hinderance for you, and when it is, organic is still imo worth it if the difference in cost isn’t very steep (as in, perhaps no more than 10-20%), but when the cost is very much higher, you may very well get considerably more value for your money buy just choosing inorganic.

“Going organic is oftentimes worth it and can definitely be a good addition to eating healthy and achieving a healthier lifestyle in general.”

Okay, so, that should be all folks, but let’s do a quick recap because, it helps!

Recap

To recap, basically:

Organic foods come with many benefits over non-organic options (they’re often healthier and tastier, for two), but do come at a higher financial cost as well.
Ultimately, the decision of whether it’s worth it or not going organic is yours and may vary between different products, but as a general rule I’d say go organic whenever you can if you can easily afford it, and always go organic when there’s no big difference in cost, and when none of these apply, simply go non-organic.

Now that was a quick recap, for a quick read!

It’s interesting to note that organic is a very new term overall, since not that long ago (a century give or take) everything was organic by nature. There were no grain-fed animals, off their natural diets, and no artificial stuff to aid or complement farming practices (and much more completely wild-caught or harvested food as well).

So it’s a fairly new question, problem or conundrum, that of whether to eat organic or not, but rest assured that organic was what we evolved with and always have done well on, whether that will help you decide for or against it or not.

Either way, have a neat (and perhaps from now on more organic) one,