Organic products guaranties
Well-protected under its natural triple ORGANIC layers: leathery coat, nutshell and skin, the almond is a particularly healthy fruit.
This triple protection guarantees the preservation of its flavour and its original nutritive qualities.
Produced using organic farming methods
PERLAMANDE has decided to use only almonds and other nuts cultivated using organic farming methods in order to offer the highest level of guarantee concerning the quality and the security of their products and to respect the principal of naturalness which endeavours to guarantee the future of consumers and of the planet.
An organic product supplies a double guarantee:
- the guarantee of controls and laws applied when these products are put on the market,
- the additional guarantee that the rules of organic production were respected during the whole production process: production of ingredients, transformation, packaging, transport and distribution.
France has some of the strictest regulations concerning organic products in Europe and the world
These regulations are put into practice in the framework of the certificate AB awarded by a control and certification body.
Why eat ORGANIC?
ECOCERT, the certification body used by PERLAMANDE, defines the reasons for sticking to an ORGANIC diet:
Eating organic food means giving to people and to animals quality food guaranteeing conditions of cultivation and breeding which are non-polluting and respect the well-being of animals and the ecosystem.
Eating organic food means supporting an agriculture that is sustainable and modern, and of which the techniques of production preserve the fertility of the earth (natural compost, crop rotation), and respect the environment of the animals (living space, healthy diet ...).
Eating organic food means helping the understanding between producer and consumer by informing the consumer about the conditions of production and transformation, about traceability and about the transparency of the guarantees.
Eating organic food also means contributing to a sustainable world preserving biodiversity with fewer pesticides and less pollution.»
The superior qualities of ORGANIC products
At the moment, organic production is influenced by a logic of means rather than of results. Nevertheless, several studies have shown a superior quality in organic products on the following points.
- amount of nitrates and pesticides greatly reduced,
- superior nutritional value,
- amount of water reduced,
- amount of dry matter increased,
- better balance in mineral and trace elements.
Gathered when mature, organic products have an organoleptic quality (taste, smell, texture) which differs from standard products. The evaluation of this quality is still under discussion, though many tests reported in the press mention a superior organoleptic quality.
Promotion of ORGANIC products.
PERLAMANDE is a member of SYNABIO, (National Union of Processors of natural products and of ORGANIC cultivation).
By participating actively in this professional syndicate, PERLAMANDE defends the values of ORGANIC production for a greater transparency at the national and european level.
Agence BIO is a public interest group in charge of the development and the promotion of organic farming, bringing together producers, processors, and market operators.
