With the improvement of living standards, people are pursuing more green and healthy food, so organic vegetables are becoming more and more popular. They do not use any chemicals or hormones. Compared with ordinary vegetables, the requirements for fertilization and insect control are also more stringent. According to experts, organic vegetables are the development direction of the vegetable consumer market in the future. So how are organic vegetables certified? Are organic vegetables more nutritious? Let’s find out together.

How are organic vegetables certified?

1. Application: The applicant fills out the "Organic Food Certification Application Form" and "Organic Food Certification Questionnaire", and prepares relevant materials according to the requirements of the "Organic Food Certification Written Document List".

2. Review: The certification center will review the application materials.

3. On-site inspection: The inspector conducts on-site inspection and evaluation of the applicant's quality management system, production process control system, tracking system, origin, production, processing, warehousing, transportation, trade, etc.

4. Comprehensive evaluation: Comprehensive evaluation of inspection results, inspection reports, application materials, etc., put forward evaluation opinions and submit them to the technical committee for review.

5. Certificate issuance decision: The application content fully complies with organic food standards, and the certificate is issued (organic food certificate is issued).

6. Trademark and certification: and go through the procedures for using organic food trademarks. The organic food certification certificate is valid for one year. In the new year, COFCC will issue a "Notice to Maintain Certification" to the certified enterprise.

Are organic vegetables more nutritious?

Many people subconsciously believe that organic vegetables are more expensive, healthier and more nutritious. But in fact, this is not the case. If they are the same variety of vegetables, whether they are grown using pollution-free cultivation or organic cultivation methods, the nutritional value of the vegetables will be the same. The characteristic of organic vegetables is that they just taste healthier.

In addition, some people think that organic vegetables do not use pesticides, so they do not need to be washed. In this regard, we also need to correct this concept. Although organic vegetables are grown in an environment without adding pesticides or growth agents, you still need to pay attention to insect eggs and parasites, and they still need to be washed carefully before eating. At the same time, when purchasing, be sure to certify organic vegetables with the green circular logo of "China Organic Products".

In general, there are more and more various organic vegetables on the market. Everyone should pay attention to the selection and differentiation to avoid being deceived. In addition, organic vegetables are not more nutritious. As for taste, it is a matter of taste. Have you ever eaten organic vegetables?