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Nonbrowning GM apple cleared for market

Nature Biotechnology volume 33, pages 326–327 (2015)Cite this article

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Pre-cut fruit and vegetables are a growing trend in the food industry. “The [nonbrowning] trait will enable food service companies to cut and package the apples without adding browning inhibitors such as calcium ascorbate—an antioxidant that changes the flavor of the apple, says Neal Carter, founder of the Summerland, British Columbia–based Okanagan. About 22,000 trees will be planted in the US this spring, with the resulting fruit available in fall 2016 for product demonstration, he says. Okanagan has also applied for regulatory approval of its apple in Canada.

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Waltz, E. Nonbrowning GM apple cleared for market. Nat Biotechnol 33, 326–327 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0415-326c

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