5 Benefits of eating organic food

Team Udayavani, Apr 3, 2020, 4:26 PM IST

How your food is grown or raised can have a major impact on your mental and emotional health as well as the environment. Organic foods often have more beneficial nutrients.

Here are a few benefits of organic food

No preservatives

Organic food is often fresher because it doesn’t contain preservatives that make it last longer.

Strengthen immunity system

By eating organic foods, the risks of decline in immune system strength are significantly reduced because organic foods are not altered

No pesticides

Organic produce contains fewer pesticides. Chemicals such as fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides are widely used in conventional agriculture and residues remain on the food we eat.

Taste better

Apart from nutrition, the mineral and sugar structures in organic foods are tasty because the crops are given more time to develop and mature.

Reduce pollution

Organic farming practices reduce pollution, conserve water, reduce soil erosion, increase soil fertility, and use less energy.