Tomato

The Oxheart tomato is an old heirloom from the 1920’s and is still very much as popular today as it was then. It is a… Read More »Are Oxheart Tomatoes Heirloom?

The use of ethylene oxide is prohibited in food production as the substance can have mutagenic and carcinogenic effects. What happens if you eat ethylene… Read More »Is Ethylene Oxide Safe To Eat?

GMO crops are bred to grow efficiently – this means that farmers can produce the same amount of food using less land, less water, and… Read More »Why Are Gmo Foods Cheaper?

The oxheart tomato is one of our most valuable agricultural products. Its bright red color and the particular ribbed shape, make it immediately recognizable among… Read More »Where Do Oxheart Tomatoes Come From?

Are GMO foods on the market safe to eat? Yes. GMO foods are carefully studied before they are sold to the public to ensure they… Read More »Are Gm Foods Safe To Eat?

GMOs (genetically modified foods) are foods that have been genetically engineered in some way, usually in a laboratory. Non-GMOs are foods that haven’t gone through… Read More »What’S The Difference Between Gmo And Non-Gmo?

(Ethylene gas is what makes a tomato turn red.) What are tomatoes sprayed with? They’re picked while still green to keep them firm and less… Read More »What Is Sprayed On Tomatoes To Turn Them Red?

Specific systems have been set up for the rigorous evaluation of GM organisms and GM foods relative to both human health and the environment. Similar… Read More »Are Gm Foods Assessed Differently From Traditional Foods?

“Flavr Savr” variety of tomato has a reduced amount of enzyme polygalacturonase. Which enzyme is inactivated in Flavr Savr tomato? Flavr Savr Tomato The genetically… Read More »Which Enzyme Is Blocked In Flavr Savr Tomato?

Genetically modified (GM) foods are foods derived from organisms whose genetic material (DNA) has been modified in a way that does not occur naturally, e.g.… Read More »How Are Gm Foods Different From Regular Foods?