Apple Before Gmo
By dalila johari paul cnn.
Apple before gmo. Find out what s happening in the world. This enzyme is what causes the fruit s flesh to oxidize or turn brown when exposed to air. The opal apple is the arctic apple s naturally low browning non gmo counterpart only the two apples have a very different story.
Pre sliced apples weren t a good idea even before the gmos hit the shelves. Whether the convenience of a non browning apple is enough to persuade consumers to look past gmo s negative reputation. The arctic apple is a fruit engineered to resist browning after being cut.
Pretty soon buying organic may be the only way to avoid gmo apples as they. The first genetically modified apple will hit us shops after decades of protest back and forth regulation and laboratory development. Avoid anything sold by okanagan specialty fruits intrexon and anything called an arctic apple.
Currently they are only available in the us in. One could scan the bag s qr code with a smartphone. In particular it s difficult to predict what an apple grown from a seed will look and taste like because.
How are new apple varieties developed. Chat with us in facebook messenger. Harvesting tasty apples is more complicated than simply planting a seed in the ground and waiting for a tree to grow.
For the arctic apple however the greatest test is yet to come. Gmo apples that never brown could hit stores soon. Instead of using citric acid to delay browning the apples were genetically modified to reduce the amount of the enzyme polyphenol oxidase ppo in the fruit.
When fruit and vegetable breeders create new foods the methods. But before learning about the modern science used to make arctic apples let s explore how traditional apple varieties are grown. Updated 5 07 am et fri january 20 2017.
The apple is not the first gmo that people would eat but it s the first one that consumers may value she says. When okanagan co founder neal carter bought an orchard in 1995 he thought. The apples are sold pre sliced in plastic pouches.
The gmo or genetically modified apples were developed from the golden delicious variety and are sold under the artic brand produced by okanagan specialty fruits of summerland b c.
