Organic Eats: Our guide to organic grocery shopping in Singapore

Sarah Khan 28 Nov 2017 updated the 30 November 2017 à 17:45

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Ryan’s Grocery
Nestled in the quiet neighbourhood of Binjai Park, Ryan's Grocery carries a wide selection of organic, gluten-free, wheat-free and preservative-free produce, as well as quality organic and free-range meats. Health food fiends will also be delighted to find its decent selection of superfoods and gluten-free snacks! For a convenient shopping experience, you can also order your groceries on their website for home delivery.

Set up by husband-and-wife duo Sebastian and Wendy Chia, the grocery store is named after their son, Ryan, who is gluten intolerant. The couple had developed relationships with several small producers on their numerous trips to Australia to personally source for gluten-free meats and products directly from farms and farmer's markets, before eventually opening the grocery store to cater to individuals with dietary requirements.

29 Binjai Park, Singapore 589831

Photo: Ryan's Grocery (Facebook)
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Brown Rice Paradise
Brown Rice Paradise is one of the pioneering natural and organic grocery stores. You'll find an extensive selection of gluten-free, dairy-free and wheat-free foods (including brands like Bob's Red Mill), healthy low-sugar and low-sodium snacks, a section specially dedicated to natural and organic baby products, as well as personal and skin care labels. No doubt, this is the grocery haven for anyone who wants to live organically and healthily.

#02-35 Tanglin Mall, 163 Tanglin Road, Singapore 247933

Photo: Brown Rice Paradise (Facebook)
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Four Seasons Organic Market
Established with the goal of inspiring more people to embrace a lifestyle free of harmful chemicals, Four Seasons Organic Market houses a wide range of baby care, household and personal care items, as well as health supplements and a small selection of fresh produce like fruits and vegetables. You can also find flavoured protein shakes here from brands like Svelte Organic.

1 Kim Seng Promenade #B2-07

Photo: Four Seasons Organic Market (Facebook)
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Little Farms
If you thought organic foods always came with hefty price tags, Little Farms might prove the contrary. Sourcing its produce directly from farms and suppliers, its prices are kept low and wallet-friendly. The store boasts of an impressive array of fresh, ethically sourced produce that range from assorted fruits and vegetables, organic farm-fresh produce, gourmet foods, free-range poultry. You can also find gluten-free and refined sugar-free snacks from The Whole Kitchen, a homegrown brand. Something to look forward to: Little Farms plans to start its own home delivery service soon!

491 River Valley Road #01-20 Singapore 248371

Photo: Little Farms (Facebook)
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Mahota
This massive, 20,000 sq. ft. organic supermarket hidden in Jalan Besar occupies the entire third floor of Kitchener Complex in French Road - so you can be sure of its exhaustive selection of organic produce. Besides its impressive selection and size, its prices are extremely wallet-friendly too, as it sells produce from its own organic farms based in Shanghai. Besides the well-stocked supermarket, you can find an organic restaurant, a TCM clinic, an activity space which regularly hosts meditation and yoga classes.

Blk 809 French Road, Kitchener Complex, Level 3

Photo: Mahota (Facebook)
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Nature’s Superfoods
If you count yourself a superfoods fiend, you'll love this online store. You can order your organic fresh greens, chia seeds, raw cacao powder, chia and quinoa super bundles and bliss maca-ccino bundles.

Shop online at Nature’s Superfoods.
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Quan Fa Organic Farm
Established since 1999, Quan Fa started as a small organic vegetable retailer before becoming one of Singapore's leading distributors of organic produce. In fact, you can find the farm's organic produce across Sheng Siong Supermarkets and selected grocers in Singapore. This organic farm's doors are also open to public for anyone keen on exploring the farm.

35 Murai Farmway

Photo: Quan Fa Organic Farm (Facebook)
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The Organic Grocer
The Organic Grocer works closely with local and international brands, as well as wholesalers to stock its wide range of produce, kitchen and pantry staples. Their produce arrives fresh every Wednesday and Thursday. Tucked along a row of colonial shophouses along Mohamed Sultan Road, the store houses reputed brands like Loving Earth (an Australian superfood label), Charlie's whole fruit smoothies, Dr. Gram Himalayan Rock Salt and Pacific Foods organic free-range chicken broth, among others. You can get your groceries done at its brick-and-mortar store or online on their website!

17 Mohamed Sultan Road, Singapore 238966

Photo: The Organic Grocer (Facebook)
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SuperNature
This organic grocer is certainly no stranger among the local organic lifestyle community. You'll find superfoods and health foods staples like organic and vegan coconut milk and more. Shop at their flagship store at Forum The Shopping Mall or online on their website!

#B1-05/09, Forum The Shopping Mall, 583 Orchard Road, Singapore 238884

Photo: SuperNature (Facebook)
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Cold Storage, NTUC & Sheng Siong
Thought you couldn't shop organic in your local neighbhourhood? Think again. Currently, you can find a dedicated organic section across all FairPrice Finest stores, as well as selected FairPrice supermarkets and FairPrice Xtra hypermarkets - even those nestled in the heartlands. These sections sell an impressive selection of organic goods like organic pasta, baby biscuits, milk, cereal, shampoos, household cleaners and more. It also carries Pasar Organic, its very own organic housebrand.

Since 2014, a handful of Sheng Siong's outlets also have a dedicated section just for organic produce. These outlets stock many as 500 organic items, range from vegetables to dry foods such as brown rice. Similarly, Cold Storage also boasts of a wide selection of organic produce, diversifying its options for fresh and grocery organic produce every year.

Various outlets islandwide.

Photo: NTUC Fair Price

Because whoever said you can’t shop organic easily in the city?

Singapore may be slightly trailing behind the likes of Australia, New York and LA in terms of our health food scene – but mind you, this does not mean you’d be hard-pressed to find quality organic produce in the city.

With a growing interest and awareness of health food trends (which has spurred the surge in popularity of grain bowl cafes, salad bars and what not), there is a growing number of fully organic supermarkets as well as dedicated sections within stores catering to the demand for organic goods.

If you’re determined to make the switch to an organic lifestyle, we’ve rounded up the best grocery and health stores in Singapore selling quality organic foods, superfoods, and gluten-free products. Browse them in the gallery above!

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