Is there a difference between organic and other foods. Organic foods are healthier, right?
A. Guiding Stars analyzes nutrient data solely from the FDA’s Nutrition Facts label and the USDA’s nutrient data base. Neither of these sources recognizes any nutritional differences between foods that are conventionally, naturally and/or organically grown. Similarly, the Guiding Stars system makes no such distinction. Q. Do foods with the American Heart Association’s (AHA) “Heart Check” symbol and other “seals of approval” get Stars? A. The AHA Heart Check and brand-specific programs are based on serving sizes and different criteria, so the results are sometimes different. Thus, there is no direct correlation between Guiding Stars and other systems of nutritional evaluation.
