ORGANIC FOOD QUALITY AND HEALTH

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Across
  1. 4. Ingredients or foods that provide tangible health benefits
  2. 5. Beneficial microbes incorporated into diets
  3. 8. Seedlings harvested after just a few days
  4. 10. Ability to fully track a product's supply chain
  5. 12. Botanicals and mushrooms used in food and supplements
  6. 14. Method involving using microbes to breakdown materials to high value food
  7. 15. Agricultural framework focused on restoring soil health, water resilience, and biodiversity
  8. 16. Supply chains not contributing to recent deforestation
  9. 17. Integration of technology to optimize crop health and traceability.
  10. 18. Emerging verification standard indicating a product avoids ultra-processed ingredients
  11. 19. Gut-brain and gut-immune axis for overall holistic wellbeing
  12. 20. Clear, official certifications regarding how and where food is produced
Down
  1. 1. Eat predominantly plant-based but occasionally consume high-quality meat.
  2. 2. Diets and food alternatives that minimize animal products
  3. 3. Baseline requirement that focuses on the protection and restoration of local ecosystems
  4. 6. Major environmental goal of regenerative agriculture
  5. 7. Focus on sourcing local foods
  6. 9. Focus on the concentration of beneficial vitamins, minerals, and fiber per calorie in food.
  7. 11. Products that detail specific functional benefits
  8. 13. Nutrient-rich ingredients