Natural VS Organic

I came across a really interesting article comparing ORGANIC to NATURAL - I know that this was touched on a bit in class but I feel like the average person really doesn't know or understand the difference. Actually, the average person probably doesn't know much about what they're eating in general.

Here's the link:
http://greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/difference-between-natural-products-organic-products-2417.html

The article, from Natural Geographic, says that if something is Certified Organic, it met the USDA standards to be called so. That means it contains at least 95% organically produced ingredients! Sometimes they even put the exact percentage on the label.

I also found out that the government does not regulate the use of "Natural" - AT ALL - except for when talking about poultry and meats - but even then it only really covers the use of certain flavors at colorings. Natural typically means that it was processed minimally and contains barely any additives.

Overall, I learned that we all should just be especially careful of reading labels when purchasing food. It's all there in the fine print!