Question

A box of macaroni and cheese has the words Certified Organic on the front, and the following ingredients listed on the side: "Organic durum semolina pasta (organic durum semolina, water), organic cheddar cheese (organic cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes), whey, salt." Is this food 100% organic? Why or why not? Does it contain any food additives? If so, identify them.

Answer 1

Organic foods :

Food or food products , grown in an environment free from artificial agri chemicals and possibly certified by a regulatory body.

A box of Macaroni and Cheese :

This food is not 100% organic as it contains Salt and water.

Salt: Salt is not an organic compound. If a  food item is living or organic compound, then it can be certified as organic compound .  Salt can't be certified as organic compound as it contains Sodium Chloride ( approximately 98 %) and remaining minerals like Iodine.

Water: Water also not certified as organic by USDA ( United States Department of Agriculture). Organic compound should contain a carbon compound in it . But water chemically is Hydrogen and oxygen molecules.

Whey : The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making Cheese . Natural whey from the Certified cows is organic, but there are artificial products also. On the label also it is not mentioned as organic whey . So it may be artificial that means non organic compound.

Other compounds in the food items are:

Durum semolina pasta: It is an organic compound.  

Cheddar Cheese: All diary products and milk are organic compounds

Enzymes: enzymes also considered as organic as it stimulates the biochemical reactions in the body.