Organic food refers to food items that are produced, processed and packaged without using chemicals. Organic food is increasingly becoming popular due to its perceived health benefits over conventional food. The industry is growing rapidly since the past five years and has caught the attention of farmers, manufacturers and, above all, consumers.

According to Datamonitor, the global organic food market was about USD 36.7 billion in 2006, USD 43.5 billion in 2007 and USD 52 billion in 2008 according to Datamonitor. In 2006, over 30 percent of the global organic demand scame from the US, which has a market of about USD 13.6 billion, according to Nutrition Business Journal. In spite of global recession, the organic food industry showed double digit growth in 2007 and 2008. According to Datamonitor, the industry grew by 10.9% and 13.7% in 2007 and 2008 respectively.

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When you go to the supermarket, you can see several food products that claim to be organic. Numerous people are seen discussing benefits, prices and stores of organic food.

Can organic cosmetics and organic food have same standards? The definition of organic should be modified for organic body care products with a different set of standards.

Organic meat constitutes only a small part of the entire meat industry globally; however, its increasing demand has attracted the attention of all. The demand for organic meat increased by 51% in 2005 in North America.

Some people have the opinion that all honey available in the market is natural honey obtained from the wild. Others feel that honey production carried out on chemically sprayed farms cannnot get contaminated with the pesticides sprayed on the crops and weeds.

Milk is one of the most important components of our diet as its consumption ensures healthy growth and development. The modern dairies, however, use different types of chemicals for milk production.

Coconut oil was widely used in the United States and many other countries till the last century. However, other oils such as soybean oil, corn oil and canola oil have gradually replaced coconut oil due to a conscious effort of the society to move away from saturated fats. The replaced oils are rich in poly-unsaturated fats, yet they raise the cholesterol levels resulting in increased incidences of heart problems.