Tuesday 10 March 2009

7 Intriguing Genetically Modified Fruits And Veggies


Ever heard of graisins, grapples, pluots, or lematos?
They are genetically modified food, one of the great controversies of our time. Supporters point to wonderful possibilities of nutrient-packed food and solving world hunger, while critics fear unknown effects on human health.

But whatever one's opinion the matter, one thing is clear: some genetically modified fruits and vegetables are awfully intriguing! Here are 7 of the most interesting examples.

5 comment(s):

Nell said...

Pluots are pretty much my favorite food an eat at least one a day.

TC Byrd said...

Grapples, sadly, are NOT a cross between a grape and an apple--they simply have grape "essence" or whatever sprayed on. Very disappointing.

Unknown said...

Tangellos can't be GM: we used to get them (yes, they looked just like the ones in the picture provided) when I was a pre-teen kid. I'm 35 now.

JC said...

I agree w/ TC Byrd that the Grapple isn't what they say - I think this thing was either poorly researched or completely made-up. I don't think that photograph of the lemato is valid either...

Anonymous said...

Grapples have the flavouring injected. That's it.