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All natural vitamins
Q: Is there such a thing as an “all natural vitamin” available to add to milk?
A: The so-called “all natural vitamins” are produced from fish liver oil. Currently, the dairy industry is using this type of product because the oxidation of fish oil will create off flavors. There is a dairy that is marketing an “all natural milk;” however, they are not using vitamins derived from fish oil.
Vitamin D3 : (synthetic)
Some people might be stretching the term “natural,” assuming that Vitamin D3 contains a starting material is Lanolin, which is derived from living sheep’s wool. However, it still must go through numerous reactions and syntheses before it produces Vitamin D3, cholecalciferol. This is considered synthetic Vitamin D3.
Vitamin A palmitate : (synthetic)
The starting material for this vitamin is Vitamin A acetate, which is prepared synthetically by treatment of pseudoionone with sulfuric acid and by condensation of the resulting Beta-Ionone with methyl chloroacetate to the glycedic ester intermediate. Beta-Ionone is also a component in petrol chemicals. The Vitamin A acetate, which is a synthetic product, goes to various reactions before it becomes the synthetic Vitamin A palmitate.
Q: Can vitamins really be considered organic?
A: There are no organic vitamins. The vitamins currently used are GMO-Free and therefore can be used in organic milk and other organic products. These vitamins fall under certain regulations, where an organic product must contain a minimum of 95% organic certified ingredients, and the other 5% can contain non-organic ingredients that must be GMO-Free.
Dairy House produces vitamin blends for use in organic milk that are GMO-Free.
Q: What is the difference between “organic” and “all natural”?
A: Foods labeled “organic” must be produced without the use of sewage sludge fertilizer, most synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, genetic engineering (biotechnology) hormone irradiation, and antibiotics. GMO-Free vitamins do not contain any Genetically Modified Organisms.
Foods that are “all natural” are 100% natural, such as milk, are minimally processed, and are free of preservatives. All natural foods contain no synthetic products, which can include certain organic foods; however, not every all natural food is organic. Foods certified “organic” have met with USDA organic standards.
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