{"id":16545,"date":"2015-07-03T07:13:19","date_gmt":"2015-07-03T07:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/natural-organic-blog\/?p=16545"},"modified":"2018-07-27T13:55:42","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T11:55:42","slug":"spicy-differences-why-organic-spices-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/blog\/spicy-differences-why-organic-spices-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Spicy Differences \u2013 Why Organic Spices Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"

The rabbit hole deepens. You have cleaned up your act. Your cleaning cupboard is no longer a poison pit, you\u2019ve found a fantastic local organic fruit and veg box scheme and your pantry is pretty much moving towards being organic only. But what about your spice cabinet? Does it really matter?<\/p>\n

Bottom line is that it does. But before you despair let me make it clear that organic spices do not cost you more in terms of rand value, and we have a great selection of organic spices and seasonings<\/a>\u00a0on offer.<\/p>\n

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So What’s the Deal?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In a nutshell, non-organic spices are doing more harm than good. They contain unnecessary additives, filling agents, anti-caking agents, unhealthy salt, are irradiated, contain pesticides, are GMO and they are not necessarily farmed to protect the eco-system.<\/p>\n

This is what you can expect with non-organic spices:<\/p>\n

1. They are often fumigated.<\/strong> <\/em><\/h3>\n

This is a very chemical intensive process used to sterilize spices. One particularly scary sterilizing agent used is called ethylene oxide, a gas that can leave behind a residue that\u2019s carcinogenic.<\/p>\n

2. They are irradiated.<\/strong> <\/em><\/h3>\n

This is another method for killing bacteria once the spices have been harvested. And to \u201cclean\u201d the spices, they are passed through a radiation beam. Let it be noted that the FDA allow the highest levels of radiation for spices compared to any other food.<\/p>\n

3. They are filled with other stuff.<\/strong> <\/em><\/h3>\n

This is mainly done, because the \u201cother stuff\u201d is cheaper \u2013 like for instance GMO corn. Or anti-caking agents are added. You will most likely find high concentrations of cheap salt too, in addition to flour, sugar, artificial flavours, colours and preservatives. Most countries do not require labeling of spices to be accurate to this degree nor require that they be free of other contaminants.<\/p>\n

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What To Expect From Organic Spices<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Certified organic spices<\/a> don\u2019t have anything that they\u2019re not supposed to. Buy a jar of organic basil and that is what you are going to get \u2013 dried organic basil. Furthermore, you can trust that your spice has been grown in a sustainable way. Most often too \u2013 not always, organic spice is sourced from Fair Trade co-operatives where the farmers are paid fairly for their effort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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