What CLEAN Means for Our Organic
Peas and Organic Sprouted Brown Rice
When we needed to create a secure
supply chain for organic pea protein,
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GMO seeds was mandatory.
We discovered that only organic North American peas met our quality
must go through an extremely rigorous audit process that
includes DNA testing and other systems to monitor the drift
of genetically modified seed crops globally.
Did you know?
Certified organic products cannot intentionally contain GMO
ingredients. However, current NOP standards don’t address
inadvertent contamination by GMOs—for example, the drift
of GM seed crops into organic fields. The best way to know
your products are both Organic and Non-GMO is to look
for products that are Dual Certified, meaning both Certified
USDA Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified.
standards. Garden of Life was determined to build and develop
our supply chain with key organic farmers and organic farming
co-operatives located here in North America, so we invested heavily
to build this organic pea protein program.
By December of 2014, we built up our supply chain for Organic
North American peas to launch our first products (Organic Plant
Protein, or OPP) containing organic pea protein.
In 2014, we committed to reducing heavy metals in all of our rice
At Garden of Life, we make our CLEAN products in clean
facilities that use only Good Manufacturing Practices
(GMPs). These facilities are audited by the FDA and certified
by third-party auditors such as NSF, organic certifiers,
gluten certifiers and Kosher certifiers. We package
our CLEAN products thoughtfully, using recycled and
recyclable materials, with labels printed in vegetable inks
that don’t add toxins to the environment. protein products, which also meant improving organic sprouted brown
Protein products are commonly used in competitive athletics,
s o we take our standard for clean one step further. All of Garden
of Life’s protein formulas and manufacturers are audited
and approved, and then every lot is tested by industry-leading
HFL Sport Science Laboratories. Every protein we sell
is Informed-Choice Certified for Sport. We’ve now converted all of our organic rice protein products to this
Finally, all of our clean proteins are certified Gluten-Free by NSF
certified vegan by Vegan Action and certified Kosher Pareve.
rice protein sourcing as well as its processing. We tested multiple
sources and suppliers, looking at hundreds of lots of material in both
the U.S. and other countries, and found the “best” quality rice was
primarily sourced from undeveloped regions in Southeast Asia.
new, super clean Certifid Organic, Non-GMO Project Verified
sprouted brown rice protein.
Did you know? Rice, by its nature, chelates minerals and other
substances, adding to its nutritional value. For example, rice is
Here’s the bottom line: All of the independent third- extremely high in magnesium. But due to its chelating properties,
party on-site audits and verification systems we engage when
making our products create for us a truly traceable protein—
which is why we can say our products are truly clean. rice (more so than other types of crops) also tends to naturally absorb
more of the other substances in soil and water. Peas, on the other hand,
are far less prone to chelate these same substances. That’s why it’s
so important to know where your rice comes from!