Organic Scorecards
How does your organic food rate? Cornucopia evaluates organic egg, dairy, beef, poultry, plant-based beverage, and other food category brands to help you put your money where your heart is.
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Who Owns Organic?
Massive corporations are buying up organic brands. Learn where your money goes.
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Independent Organic Brands
Which brands are not owned by Goliath companies? These innovative, organic-only companies offer you a true alternative in the aisles.
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Cultivator Newsletter
Our quarterly print newsletter features independent food journalism that you won’t find anywhere else! Stay in the know and learn more about your food with every issue.
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The Cornucopia Institute is a non-profit consumer education and watchdog organization. We research brands and investigate the industry to identify and elevate authentic organic foods and farmers, while we scrutinize the USDA National Organic Program’s enforcement and application of the organic law. Our donors provide us with the resources and the moral authority to strengthen the good food movement. Whether you're a consumer, a farmer, or a change maker, your actions propel our work.
September 7, 2021
Carrageenan Report and Buyer’s Guide
Carrageenan is a problematic ingredient propped up by a well-oiled public relations machine. The Cornucopia Institute has long compiled scientific studies that raise troubling concerns about the consumption of food-grade carrageenan. Although referred to as a “natural” ingredient, carrageenan is linked to gastrointestinal inflammation and disease, including higher rates of colon cancer, in research using… Read more »
Flyover Galleries
The Cornucopia Institute works diligently to expose widespread fraudulent activity from "factory farms." View our flyover galleries that led to one of the largest fraud investigations in the history of the organic industry.
