FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION
HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING
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Question
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Longer shelf life
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So they rot quicker
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So they are more Red
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SO they are more tasty
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Detailed explanation-1: -Assertion; Genetically modified tomato Flavr savr has increased shelf life and better nutrient quality. Reason; This is achieved by reducing the degrading enzymes responsible for spoilage of food and refrigeration.
Detailed explanation-2: -These stable genetic changes will significantly enhance crop traits, including: delayed senescence/fruit ripening/spoilage leading to extended shelf life of perishable produce; enhanced tolerance to diseases and stress, such as drought, heat, cold, salt, low nutrients; increased biomass and seed yields.
Detailed explanation-3: -“Gene-editing tomatoes to accumulate provitamin D3 at levels above recommended dietary guidelines could result in better health for many especially as tomatoes are a widely accessible and readily eaten food, ‘’ said Guy Poppy, a professor of ecology at the University of Southampton.
Detailed explanation-4: -GM tomato gives 45-day shelf life.