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A few fresh fruit and vegetables are available in GMO varieties, including potatoes, summer squash, apples, papayas, and pink pineapples. Although GMOs are in a lot of the foods we eat, most of...
Feb 3, 2020 · Papaya. Squash. Canola. Alfalfa. Apples. Sugar beets. Additional items on the genetically modified crops list that are approved but not produced in America are tomatoes, rapeseed, beets, rice, roses, flax, plums, chicory and tobacco.
- Corn. Genetically modified corn turns up in many different products in the U.S. — and corn on the cob is the least of it. This crop is used to produce many different ingredients used in processed foods and drinks, including high-fructose corn syrup and corn starch.
- Soybeans. The second largest U.S. crop after corn, GM soy is used primarily in animal feed and in soybean oil—which is widely used for processed foods and in restaurant chains.
- Cotton. Much of GM cotton is turned into cottonseed oil, which is used for frying in restaurants and in packaged foods like potato chips, oily spreads like margarine, even things like cans of smoked oysters.
- Potatoes. A new kid on the block, the very recently approved GM crop is resistant to bruising and may produce less of a cancer-causing chemical, called acrylamide, when exposed to high heat.
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) developed the List of Bioengineered Foods to identify the crops or foods that are available in a bioengineered form throughout the world and for which regulated entities must maintain records.
- Corn. About 92% of corn in the US is genetically modified. GMO corn produces proteins that are toxic to certain pests, but not considered harmful to humans and livestock.
- Soybeans. Soybeans are typically genetically modified to become herbicide-tolerant, drought-tolerant, or insect-resistant. About 94% of soybeans are GMOs, but most of the crop is used in animal feed, says Muszalski.
- Summer squash. Genetically modified summer squash is resistant to a particular virus called zucchini yellow mosaic, which can cause severe deformations, blisters, and stunt growth of the crop.
- Canola. About 95% of canola that's planted is genetically modified. This crop, which is used to make canola oil by crushing the seeds, is typically modified to resist herbicides and limit the weeds where it is grown, says Muszalski.
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Apr 19, 2023 · 1990s: The first wave of GMO produce created through genetic engineering becomes available to consumers: summer squash, soybeans, cotton, corn, papayas, tomatoes, potatoes, and canola. Not all are ...
GM Crops List. Alfalfa ( Medicago sativa) Apple ( Malus x Domestica) Argentine Canola ( Brassica napus) Bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris) Carnation ( Dianthus caryophyllus) Chicory ( Cichorium intybus) Cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum L.) Cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata) Creeping Bentgrass ( Agrostis stolonifera) Eggplant ( Solanum melongena)
