softskinrocks Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Does anyone know how you determine the % of organic ingredients for labels? For example if I have 12 ingredients and 9 are organic the % of organic ingredients would be.....Please let me know. I can't seem to find the formula. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesoapbox Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Does this help?"The AMS published a final rule on national organic standards on December 27, 2000. Under revised labeling laws, finished organic products can bear the USDA organic certification seal beginning in the fall of 2002. Labeling requirements are based on the percentage of organic ingredients in a product. Products labeled as "100% organic" must contain (excluding water and salt) only organically produced ingredients. Products labeled "organic" must consist of at least 95% organically produced ingredients."Found here:http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3289/is_1_171/ai_81861688Angi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerina Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Ok, I am the worst one at percents (and math in general) but I just happen to be doing fractions with my DD homeschooling right now...Wouldn't this be 75%? At least for your specific example... 12 ingredients can be broken down in four groups of 3... 9 of them organic is 3/4 of the entire amount right?I think she's not trying to say 'Organic' - knowing you can't be vague like that and mean to convince people it's 100% ... but to rather specify the actual amount. I can't say for sure but I don't think it's the same thing as the 'Organic' claim... should be just fine to state the specific amt of 'organic'.. even if it isn't 100 % and especially because it isn't 100%. Did I just make any sense? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth-VT Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Well....kinda, cuz the 75% would only be true if all ingredients were equal. You could have 75% of your ingredients be organic but those same ingredients might only make up 25% of the product. You would need to figure the % of the bar for each ingredient individually and add them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerina Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Tru dat! So would the easiest thing be to add her weights of organics and compare that to the non organic weights for a % ? I know that doesn't give you a formula, Soft, but it will give you the right numbers to work with. (thank God for online HS resources! ) I'm just going to bow out of this one now, lol:tiptoe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softskinrocks Posted April 4, 2008 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 Thanks everyone but I'm so confused. I mean really really confused...LOL. I've been searching on line but can't seem to find a specific forumula to figure this out. I appreciate all of you helping me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 If the total of your ingredients is 16 oz. and 10 oz. of them are organic, you would divide 10 by 16 and you'd have 63% for the organics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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