topic Re: GMO apples now available that don't turn brown in Recipes

GMO apples that don't turn brown soon to be sold here

novamc1 — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:08:29 GMT

Genetically modified apples that don't brown after cutting are coming to U.S. markets--initially in the Midwest.

Not sure I'm excited about that, but here's the story........

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/genetically-modified-browning-resistant-apple-reaches-u-s-stores/

Re: GMO apples now available that don't turn brown

Carmie — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:10:35 GMT

I just use a product called Fruit Fresh. It’s citric acid which is found in citrus fruits in powder form.

I put a tea spoon full in about a quart of water, add cut apples, take them out of the water and then blot them dry and transfer to a container, They keep in the refrigerator a day or two ( they could last longer, but we always eat them]. It works in other fruits too, even bananas.

Apples are so expensive this year. I’ll bet the new ones will be even higher priced.

Re: GMO apples that don't turn brown soon to be sold here

NicksmomESQ — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:11:17 GMT

I love apples 🍎 but will never buy these.There are already too many chemicals in our fruits & vegetables.Who knows what they put into the fertilizer to get them to not turn brown!!

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tishkins — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:13:47 GMT

Not a good idea. Who knows what chemicals have been used to achieve this BRILLIANT FRUIT. Don't mess with my apples. Why do we have to have this. We have dealt with apples turning brown for ages. Enough with changing food. That's why there are so many people getting sick. I When I go shopping now I look for the label saying NON GMO. Read about the genetically modified food. BAD

Re: GMO apples that don't turn brown soon to be sold here

Kachina624 — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:15:57 GMT

@NicksmomESQ wrote:
I love apples 🍎 but will never buy these.There are already too many chemicals in our fruits & vegetables.Who knows what they put into the fertilizer to get them to not turn brown!!

These apples have been altered genetically, not fed with fertilizer or anything else to keep them from turning brown.

Re: GMO apples that don't turn brown soon to be sold here

novamc1 — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:37:58 GMT

@Kachina624

You've highlighted a common misconception about GMO foods and how they are created. How these scientific "miracles" are achieved, however, doesn't make them any more appetizing to think about, as far as I'm concerned.

I didn't know about fish fillets being subjected to the same treatment, which the story reveals. That's not a plus for my appetite, either!

Re: GMO apples that don't turn brown soon to be sold here

NicksmomESQ — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:42:26 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@NicksmomESQ wrote:
I love apples 🍎 but will never buy these.There are already too many chemicals in our fruits & vegetables.Who knows what they put into the fertilizer to get them to not turn brown!!
These apples have been altered genetically, not fed with fertilizer or anything else to keep them from turning brown.

@Kachina624 IMO it’s just as bad.Altering nature with chemicals or hormones doesn’t make me want to eat them.

Re: GMO apples that don't turn brown soon to be sold here

Carmie — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:03:59 GMT

I don’t like GMO foods, but I know that I and most other people are eating them...often.

Corn, squash, tomatoes, potatoes rice, milk and dairy products and canola oil, plus many others are often GMO products.

Most of the corn in the USA has been modified. There are some countries that will not use our seeds or import our corn products because of this.

Re: GMO apples that don't turn brown soon to be sold here

Kachina624 — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 01:08:21 GMT

It's obvious that many people have no idea what "genetically modifed" actually means.

Simplified:

Genetically modified foods or GM foods, also known as genetically engineered foods or bioengineered foods, are foods produced from organisms that have had changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic engineering. Genetic engineering techniques allow for the introduction of new traits as well as greater control over traits than previous methods such as selective breeding and mutation breeding.

Re: GMO apples that don't turn brown soon to be sold here

Nightowlz — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 02:50:36 GMT

I won't be buying any of the Artic Apples or the GM potatoes they have. Won't be buying any of that fish either.

We don't need GM apples so they won't turn brown. Just eat it when you cut it & you won't have a problem. If you use in a recipe use a little lemon juice.

I read about the Golden Rice Project & don't like that either.

We don't want GM foods.

Re: GMO apples that don't turn brown soon to be sold here

novamc1 — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 13:11:36 GMT

What *I* think we don't want is science tampering with Mother Nature. Something about that makes me worry about the future.

Haven't we already read about fish which are of neither one sex

nor the other? Frankenfish to frankenfood...........maybe not a huge leap and the effect on humans over the long-term remains unknown.

MY OPINION ONLY!! No flames necessary.

Re: GMO apples that don't turn brown soon to be sold here

summerwind — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 19:46:31 GMT

I'd heard GM Delicious apples were introduced last spring, and would not be labelled as such. IMO, they're messing with our health. Just another food I will only feed my kids/granddaughter when it's organic.

Wonder if it has anything to do with gender confusion, learning problems, etc. They probably won't ever let us know.

FWIW, California Organic Almonds have to be either steam pasteurized, or chemically treated, so I only get almonds grown in Spain or Italy.

Edit: to change "unless it's organic" to "when it's organic". Clarity prevails.

Re: GMO apples that don't turn brown soon to be sold here

Nightowlz — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 19:36:22 GMT

@summerwind wrote:
I'd heard GM Delicious apples were introduced last spring, and would not be labelled as such. IMO, they're messing with our health. Just another food I will only feed my kids/granddaughter unless it's organic.

Wonder if it has anything to do with gender confusion, learning problems, etc. They probably won't ever let us know.

FWIW, California Organic Almonds have to be either steam pasteurized, or chemically treated, so I only get almonds grown in Spain or Italy.

@summerwind No they don't want to label them. They don't want you to know because many will not buy them. We have the right to now so they should be labelled. We have the right to know what garbage they are putting in our food & what is GM.

This paragraph is from the article about the apples which the original poster posted the link.

But others say that Okanagan hasn’t gone far enough in telling consumers how its apple was made. The company does not mention GMOs on the apples’ bags; instead, the bags have a QR code—which links to online information when it is scanned by a smartphone. “Not everyone has a smartphone, and even if you have one, are you going to check every item with it?” says Bill Freese, a science-policy analyst at the Center for Food Safety, an advocacy group in Washington DC. He wants the apples to be clearly labelled as GMOs.

I just bought a bag of organic Jazz Apples & a bag of organic Honeycrip Apples plus some organic bananas & grapes.

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Luvtuna — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 21:45:21 GMT

@tishkins wrote:
Not a good idea. Who knows what chemicals have been used to achieve this BRILLIANT FRUIT. Don't mess with my apples. Why do we have to have this. We have dealt with apples turning brown for ages. Enough with changing food. That's why there are so many people getting sick. I When I go shopping now I look for the label saying NON GMO. Read about the genetically modified food. BAD

i agree wholeheartedly. anyone who has seen the Netflix documentary GMO OMG would think twice about eating anything GMO.