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What's with "organic" in the title? The link doesn't mention anything about organic food, unless it's meant to be pedantic that food is organic matter.
by triyambakam 3y ago
What's with "organic" in the title? The link doesn't mention anything about organic food, unless it's meant to be pedantic that food is organic matter.
- astrobe_ 3y agoI second the question - is there non-organic food? For me the opposite of organic is "mineral".
- autoexec 3y agoDoes that make organic salt an oxymoron?
- 1letterunixname 3y agoSome food tastes like cardboard, especially store-bought pretty vegetables, so definitely. :) Is there anything that isn't "natural" if all things come from, and are a part of, nature at some point? Deoxygenated, flavor pack-blended orange juice is considered "100% natural". Perhaps marketing terms need to be replaced by the whole truth about raising/production and processing.
- chongli 3y agoStore-bought tomatoes have been selectively bred for appearance, shelf-life, and durability. They taste terrible compared to home-grown, vine-ripened heirloom tomatoes but the latter would not survive all of the shipping and handling in the grocery supply chain.
- thayne 3y agoBut cardboard is also organic.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoFrom TFA: > All organic matter (both plant and animal) contains some small amount of radiation from... I propose changing the HN headline to just delete that parenthetical, or if you really must keep it, "(Organic Matter)" seems less confusing.
- tracker1 3y agoIn many places "Organic" as a label means that it was grown without chemical pesticides, and the does not include GMO seed. At least for produce. For "organic" animal products, it means they are only fed from "organic" sourced crops and/or range feeding (grass, bugs, etc). Legal requirements will vary from nation to nation.