Organic Rooibos Teas from Adagio

jPede — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:47:17 +0000

Not only is the Rooibos tea a delicious tea, but now they come in an organic form and with about 20 flavors to choose from, so there is always something for everyone. Rooibos tea leaves are grown in South Africa and are know to tea lovers as red teas and when served it is common to drink it with milk and sugar. The flavor is described as sweet with a nutty accented taste, clearly a taste that separates itself from other types of teas. Consumers are flocking to this Rooibos tea due to the taste as well as it’s healthy benefits that include high levels of antioxidants, zero levels of caffeine and low tannin levels. What are tannin levels? Tannin is that tart taste you get from most teas and causes the dry and puckery feeling in the mouth following the consumption of drinking teas. Other health benefits of Rooibos teas include: assisting with nervous tension, allergies, digestive problems.

See, not only are Rooibos organic teas great tasting, they are also very good for you so please drink up!

Some of the most popular Rooibos flavors include: Rooibos Caramel, Rooibos Earl Grey, Rooibos Mango and Rooibos berry.

What Exactly Are Organic Foods?

jPede — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:42:03 +0000

Sure, the hip food choices are organic foods, some people when dining either choose organic foods because they know the benefits from these foods and the other half chooses organic foods because they read in the papers or on online that this is the hip choice to make. But what exactly does organic foods mean to consumers? Why should you be buying these products? Organic really means the way farmers grow and process agricultural products, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy products and meat. The organic farming practices are designed to encourage soil and water conservation and reduce pollution, so basically you are taking in a lot less crap then regular produced & processed foods. Instead of using chemicals on their foods and produce, farmers conduct sophisticated crop rotations and spread mulch or manure so that weeds are kept away from what they are growing.

Just how easy is it to have a label on foods to say they are organic? Well it’s not that easy at all. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has established an organic certification program that requires all organic foods to meet strict government standards. These tough standards demand how these foods are grown, handled and processed. The farmers and food manufacturers who labels and sells any such product as organic must be USDA certified and meet these very said standards.

Still confused as to what’s 100% organic or if products just have a sampling of organic ingriedients are really organic? Well we have this handy guideline available from the Mayoclinic to break it down for everyone.

- 100 percent organic. Products that are completely organic or made of all organic ingredients.
- Organic. Products that are at least 95 percent organic.
- Made with organic ingredients. These are products that contain at least 70 percent organic ingredients. The organic seal can’t be used on these packages.

Well there you have it, a little lesson as to what it means when you eat organic foods and how organic foods are produced so that when you go out to dinner with a friend you can tell them exactly how organic foods are produced and what it means to be 100% organic.

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Organic Rooibos Teas from Adagio

What Exactly Are Organic Foods?