What Does "Organic" Fruit Mean?

When you go to a health food store (or even when you go to such supermarkets as Walmart), you are likely to notice that some fruit is labeled as organic, while other fruit is not, and you might be wondering exactly what the difference is between the two. After all, you probably know that "organic" food is supposed to be much healthier than food that is not organic, but you might also find yourself asking, "Isn't fruit already organic, and isn't it healthy either way?"

There are a couple things that "organic" fruit does differently from fruit that is not grown organically; firstly, most fruit these days is protected from insects with the use of pesticides, which also, of course, gets on the fruit itself, but organic fruit protects against insects using natural means; secondly, a lot of fruit these days is grown using unnatural growth hormones and preservatives in the soil, which organic fruit avoids.

A great way for you to give yourself a first-hand look at the difference between the two types of fruit is for you to bite into an organic apple and into a non-organic apple, and to set them side by side; as time passes, the organic apple will turn brown much more quickly than the other apple, which will give you an idea of the preservatives used in non-organic fruit. Furthermore, that bite into the organic apple is likely to taste a whole lot better than the bite you take into that other piece of fruit!

There is, of course, nothing wrong with eating fruit that is grown using non-organic means, but such fruit is certainly not as healthy for you as organic fruit, and it certainly cannot match organic fruit in taste either. There is not a huge price difference between the two fruit options, and after you start to enjoy the added taste and health benefits of eating organic fruit, you will certainly agree that the slight uptick in price is definitely well worth it!