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DailyDirt: Super Foods... To The Rescue
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While there are a lot of debates going around about the wisdom of genetically modified organisms, a bunch of food scientists are working with edible concoctions that aren't GMOs. Traditional breeding of naturally-occurring varieties of fruits and vegetables can still produce some pretty amazing results. And ultimately, consumers are voting with their purchases -- which is creating all kinds of food innovations. Here are just a few examples.
- This is a fascinating video on some of the latest in apple breeding -- "apples of the future" are on the way! There are apples that don't brown after their cut, apples that have as much vitamin C as oranges, apple trees that have no branches without pruning, etc. [url]
- The pork technology behind McDonald's McRib was originally meant to create a faux pork chop. Instead, McDonald's created a "restructured meat" that took the form of a boneless backrib. [url]
- Super broccoli is a variety of this vegetable that could reduce cholesterol -- without any genetic modification. Other super vegetables could have enhanced levels of vitamin D, calcium or omega-3 fatty acids. [url]
- To discover more food-related links, check out what's floating around in StumbleUpon. [url]
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never thought apple breeding could be so interesting...
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"Pork nuggets" doesn't sound very appetizing... but I'm sure there will be a beef version, too. yum!
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broccoli
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"restructured meat"
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Nothing as disgusting as biting into a chicken patty and finding a white plastic-like nugget.
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Re: broccoli
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111125/09052516897/coming-to-plates-europe-patented-vege tables-produced-conventional-breeding.shtml
It looks like naturally-bred broccoli could get patent protection, even though the rules aren't supposed to allow for that.
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