Organic food Awareness classes

STUDY INGREDIENTS Institute of Hotel management BHUBANESWAR

Indian academy of catering technology & and culinary arts HYDERABAD

Charted institute of environment health ENGLAND

The Culinary art of America USA

What is Organic

Our definition of organic food is food which is produced using environmentally and animal friendly farming methods on organic farms.Organic farming:- All traditional farming is now considered to be " organic farming .“After the industrial revolution had introduced inorganic methods, most of which were not well developed and had serious side effects, an organic movement began in the 1940s as a reaction to agriculture's growing reliance on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides .Organic food has more of the antioxidant compounds linked to better health than regular food, and lower levels of toxic metals and pesticides, according to the most comprehensive scientific analysis to date.

How its Participate• Nutritional Value:- Consumption of organic foods may reduce exposure to

pesticide residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria.• Environmental Imp :-Organically grown and produced foods are to encourage

environmentally friendly farming and growth practices, cycling of natural resources, and growing food without the need for harsh pesticides or chemical fertilizers. This makes many organic crops more volatile.

Did you know?• Eating organic fruits and vegetables could increase your antioxidant intake by 20-40%.• Organic strawberries have more nutrients and antioxidants than their conventional counterparts.• Organic tomatoes are 50% higher in vitamin C content than conventional tomatoes. Organic food is GMO-free:- Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) or

genetically engineered (GE) foods are plants or animals whose DNA has been altered in ways that cannot occur in nature or in traditional crossbreeding, most commonly in order to be resistant to pesticides or produce an insecticide.

Advantage & Disadvantage Disadvantages :- Organic foods are very expensive as compared to non-organic foods. Organic foods don't last long since they do not contain preservatives.  Another disadvantage of organic foods is the limited selection of organic products available

in some areas.                                                                    Advantages:- Organic foods help prevent certain diseases such as Cancer, stroke and other heart

diseases.  they have good taste and increased nutritious values as compared to non-organic foods Organic foods help you to control or even lose unnecessary weight. 

    

Presented by Chef Mukesh

“The Food that enters the body must be as pure as the food that enters the mind…!!!”