I recently had a conversation about natural vs organic produce and how it is important to distinguish between the two. Natural products can sometimes be priced as high as organic products, so whenever an organic version is available, I highly recommend choosing that over the natural alternative. One day, I came across this nifty little table on a cereal box that clears up all the confusion between organic and natural products so do read the label!
| Ingredients / Processing | Organic | Natural | Conventional |
| Artificial flavours | NO | No | May be used |
| Artificial colours | NO | No | May be used |
| Artificial preservatives | NO | No | May be used |
| Artificial fertilizers | NO | May be used | May be used |
| Artificial pesticides | NO | May be used | May be used |
| Irradiation | NO | May be used | May be used |
| G.M. Ingredients | NO | May be used | May be used |
Furthermore, organic products are required to undergo testing in order to qualify for the certification, whereas, no certification is required for natural products.
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