The last few decades of the 20th century saw a rapidly growing interest in foods labeled as "natural," "organic," "whole," "healthful," or some similar descriptive term. L-aħħar deċenni tas-seklu 20 raw interess li qed jikber malajr fl-ikel ittikketjat bħala "naturali", "organiku," "kollha," "healthful," jew xi terminu deskrittiv simili. The precise meaning of those terms has often been difficult to determine, and the difference among them equally as hard to distinguish. It-tifsira preċiża ta 'dawk it-termini spiss kien diffiċli li jiġi determinat, u d-differenza bejniethom ugwalment bħala diffiċli biex tiddistingwi. Some individuals and businesses have attempted to clarify what they mean when... Xi individwi u negozji ppruvaw jiċċaraw dak li jfisser meta ... Interest in natural and organic foods can be traced only as far back as the 1940s. Interess fl-ikel naturali u organiċi jistgħu jiġu ntraċċati biss li jmur lura sa l-1940s. Before then, nearly all foods available for sale could probably be described as "natural" or "organic," in that they were shipped almost directly from the farm or dairy to the marketplace. Qabel dakinhar, kważi l-ikel kollu disponibbli għall-bejgħ tista 'probabbilment jiġi deskritt bħala "naturali" jew "organiku," peress li dawn ġew mibgħuta kważi direttament mir-razzett jew tal-ħalib għas-suq. In 1920, for example, one in three Americans lived on farms. Fl-1920, per eżempju, wieħed fi tliet Amerikani għexu fl-irziezet. In most cases, their diets consisted of foods grown on their own property or... F'ħafna każijiet, id-dieti tagħhom jikkonsisti ikel mkabbra fuq proprjetà tagħhom stess jew ... The attitude of the organic farmer, who has trained himself to think ecologically, is different [from that of the 'modern conventional farmer']. L-attitudni tal-bidwi organiku, li jkun imħarreġ ruħu biex jaħsbu b'mod ekoloġiku, huwa differenti [minn dik tal-"bidwi konvenzjonali moderna"]. He tries to see the living world as a whole. Huwa jipprova biex tara d-dinja ħajja kollha kemm hi. He regards so-called pests and weeds as part of the natural pattern of the Biota, probably necessary to its stability and permanence, to be utilized rather than attacked. Huwa jikkunsidra pesti hekk imsejħa u ħaxix ħażin bħala parti mill-mudell naturali tal-bijota, probabilment meħtieġa għall-istabbiltà tiegħu u l-permanenza, sabiex jiġu utilizzati aktar milli attakkat. Throughout his operations he endeavours to achieve his objective by... Matul l-operazzjonijiet tiegħu huwa tipprova tikseb l-għan tiegħu minn ... When one reads today about the beginnings of organic farming, mention is often made of the great changes that took place after World War II, as a few individuals opposed the rapid introduction of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides into agricultural programs and argued, instead, for a "return to basics" in farming and dairying methods. Meta wieħed jaqra llum dwar il-bidu tal-biedja organika, issir spiss magħmula mill-bidliet kbar li seħħew wara Tieni Gwerra Dinjija, bħala ftit individwi oppona l-introduzzjoni mgħaġġla ta 'fertiliżżanti sintetiċi u pestiċidi fil-programmi agrikoli u argumentat, minflok, għal "ritorn għall bażiċi" fil-biedja u ħalib metodi. But organic farming is hardly a new concept. Iżda biedja organika bilkemm huwa kunċett ġdid. Farmers throughout the world have... Il-bdiewa madwar id-dinja jkollhom ... One of the intriguing features of the natural and organic food movement is that such foods tend to cost significantly more than their conventional counterparts. Waħda mill-karatteristiċi intriganti tal-moviment ikel naturali u organiku huwa li l-ikel bħal dawn għandhom tendenza li iqumu ħafna aktar mill-kontropartijiet konvenzjonali tagħhom. A number of studies have been conducted on the premium that consumers pay for natural and organic foods. Għadd ta 'studji saru fuq il-premium li l-konsumaturi jħallsu għall-ikel naturali u organiċi. For example, the ERS reported on a study of produce sold at the Boston wholesale market during the 2000-2001 season in which the cost of organic broccoli was... Per eżempju, l-ERS rrappurtati fuq studju tal-prodott mibjugħa fis-suq bl-ingrossa Boston matul l-istaġun 2000-2001 li fiha l-ispiża ta 'organiku brokkoli kien ... It seems clear that Americans have become convinced that they should include more natural and organic foods in their diets. Jidher ċar li l-Amerikani saru konvint li dawn għandhom jinkludu aktar naturali u ikel organiku fid-dieti tagħhom. What is it about these products that makes consumers willing to pay more— often significantly more—than their conventional counterparts? X'inhu dwar dawn il-prodotti li jagħmel konsumaturi huma lesti li jħallsu aktar 'spiss b'mod sinifikanti aktar milli kontropartijiet konvenzjonali tagħhom? For a number of years, proponents of organic foods have been suggesting a number of benefits to be gained from including more organic and natural foods in one's... Għal numru ta 'snin, il-proponenti ta' ikel organiku jrid ikun ġie tissuġġerixxi numru ta 'benefiċċji li jistgħu jinkisbu minn fosthom aktar organiku u ikel naturali wieħed ... As with other benefits claimed for organic farming and organic foods, research does not yet provide a clear and compelling case for the superiority of such procedures and products over conventional foods and farming techniques. Bħal benefiċċji oħra mitluba għall-biedja organika u ikel organiku, ir-riċerka ma kinitx għadha tipprovdi każ ċar u konvinċenti għall-superjorità ta 'tali proċeduri u l-prodotti fuq l-ikel konvenzjonali u tekniki tal-biedja. Indeed, some scientists and laypersons take quite the opposite view. Tabilħaqq, xi xjentisti u laypersons jieħu oppost. They go beyond simply denying the supposed benefits of organic foods and organic farming methods and suggest that such foods and... Huma jmorru lil hinn minn sempliċiment jiċħad il-benefiċċji mistennija ta 'ikel organiku u l-metodi tal-biedja organika u jissuġġerixxu li l-ikel bħal dawn u ... Have humans come full circle with regard to their diet? Have bnedmin jiġu ċirku sħiħ fir-rigward għad-dieta tagħhom? At one time, many centuries ago, most peoples' diets were very simple. F'ħin wieħed, ħafna sekli ilu, dieti popli l-aktar 'kienu sempliċi ħafna. They ate the foods they grew themselves or that were available from nearby farms and dairies. Huma kielu l-ikel li kiber nfushom jew li kienu disponibbli mill-irziezet fil-qrib u l-imħaleb. The most complicated alimentary problems they faced often involved the development of methods to preserve food for seasons of the year when it was not immediately available. Il-problemi alimentari aktar ikkumplikati li huma jiffaċċjaw spiss tinvolvi l-iżvilupp ta 'metodi biex jippreservaw l-ikel għall-istaġuni tas-sena meta ma kienx disponibbli immedjatament. That way of life persisted well... B'dak il-mod ta 'ħajja kompla ukoll ... active packaging system (APS) A system of food preservation in which foods are sealed in a container that releases food additives that reduce spoilage of the food it contains. attiva ippakkjar sistema (APS) Sistema ta 'preservazzjoni ikel li fih l-ikel huma ssiġillati ġo kontenitur li rilaxxi addittivi li jnaqqsu taħsir ta' l-ikel li jkun fih. antisense insertion A process by which a DNA sequence is inserted into a host cell in reverse sequence. antisensi inserzjoni A proċess li permezz tiegħu sekwenza ta 'DNA huwa mdaħħal f' ċellola ospitanti sekwenza reverse. artificial sweetener A sweet-tasting synthetic food product that contains few or no calories. ħlewwa artifiċjali A ħelu b'togħma sintetiċi ikel prodott li fih kaloriji ftit jew xejn. bioballistics A method for inserting genes... bioballistics Metodu biex ikunu inseriti ġeni ... 
Introduction Introduzzjoni 
The History Of Food Modification L-Istorja Ta Modifika Ikel 
Food Additives Addittivi 
Synthetic Foods Ikel sintetiċi 
