Aged Black Garlic's fermentation is accomplished naturally by enzymatic reaction, which gives it higher concentrations of antioxidants and reduces the odor associated with raw garlic. The goal of our company from day one was to provide our customers with the healthiest product. We deeply investigated and witnessed different standards of farming. Organic is the first thing what comes to mind when you think about healthy food. It turns out foods labeled with the Certified Organic logo, doesn't mean there was never any pesticides used while growing the product. In fact, the Organic products have a list of approved pesticides that organic farmers may use while growing organic food. We decided that using pesticides of any kind on our product is unacceptable. Therefore we went extra mile to guarantee you pesticides free product. Now we can proudly say that our product was not treated with any kind of pesticides organic or not and was touched only by sun and our loving hands. HealthyJourney powders are ready to use in anything, no stress, no mess, no clean up.