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U.S.D.A. Approves Modified Potato. Next Up: French Fry Fans.
nytimes.com ^ | 11/7/2014 | ANDREW POLLACK

Posted on 11/08/2014 7:36:38 AM PST by rktman

A potato genetically engineered to reduce the amounts of a potentially harmful ingredient in French fries and potato chips has been approved for commercial planting, the Department of Agriculture announced on Friday.

The potato’s DNA has been altered so that less of a chemical called acrylamide, which is suspected of causing cancer in people, is produced when the potato is fried.

The new potato also resists bruising, a characteristic long sought by potato growers and processors for financial reasons. Potatoes bruised during harvesting, shipping or storage can lose value or become unusable.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: bakedloaded; fries; gmo; tatertots
NOOOOOOOOEEEEESSSSSS! Mr. Potatohead trangender ops? When will it end? What's next? Spraying taters with alar? Hmmmm. Sounds like hash browns for breakfast. :>}
1 posted on 11/08/2014 7:36:39 AM PST by rktman
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To: rktman

..omygosh, I can see it now—The Attack of the Killer Potatoes...


2 posted on 11/08/2014 7:46:08 AM PST by WalterSkinner ( In Memory of My Father--WWII Vet and Patriot 1926-2007)
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To: rktman

Truthfully, I don’t think it matters.

Potatoes, in and of themselves, aren’t particularly healthy, but they aren’t a problem in moderation, for those whose insulin response isn’t messed up. (Of course, after 40 years of government dietary recommendations, that’s less than half of the population.)

But nothing, no matter how healthy it is, or how toxic it is, is going to be healthy after being deep fried in rancid vegetable oils. (And all vegetable oils are rancid before they go in the bottle. Of course, they run the oils through a deodorizing step, during processing, so you can’t smell the rancidity, but just because it doesn’t smell bad doesn’t mean it’s healthy.)


3 posted on 11/08/2014 7:48:20 AM PST by jdege
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To: rktman
which is suspected of causing cancer in people, is produced when the potato is fried.

Don't even think about telling me I oughtta give up my fried taters. I'm 69 years old and they haven't kilt me yet.

4 posted on 11/08/2014 8:05:02 AM PST by Graybeard58 (Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Eccl 12 V.13)
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LOL! Roger that. Since the world wide death rate remains at 100% (eventually) you might as well enjoy ‘em while you can. Nobody’s gettin’ out alive.


5 posted on 11/08/2014 8:11:04 AM PST by rktman (Protected "their" rights by serving in the Navy so they can now try to infringe on mine. Weird huh?)
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To: rktman

It really comes down to this: “does God believe in code reuse?” /obscure


6 posted on 11/08/2014 8:12:29 AM PST by NonValueAdded (Pointing out dereliction of duty is NOT fear mongering, especially in a panDEMic)
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Didn’t say anthing about taste, it did mention that tomatos have been engineered to resist browning but it doesn’t mention that these tomatos don’t taste as good as your “garden variety” non “engineered” tomato. Years ago McDonald’s fries tasted better than they do know, they were formerly cooked in lard. I don’t eat french fries, potato chips or my home fried potatos, fried in bacon drippings, because they’re healthy, I eat them because they taste good. I eat a lot of apples, not because they’re healthy but because I like them and they taste good. Eventually were going to end up with the “soylent green” cookie that ‘s easy to ship requires no refrigeration or cooking and will provide us with all the nourishment we need. I prefer my BLT with a real ‘big boy’ tomato. I’m going for an apple now.


7 posted on 11/08/2014 8:14:37 AM PST by duffee (Dump the Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, joe nosef.)
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To: jdege
And all vegetable oils are rancid before they go in the bottle.

Thank you for that, it helps others easily gauge your knowledge base on the subject.

8 posted on 11/08/2014 8:35:46 AM PST by Balding_Eagle (If America falls, darkness will cover the earth for a thousand years.)
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To: duffee

Be awful hard to match the taste of Yukon Golds; luv them new taters; we put in 400 lb seed tatoes every May; all golds.


9 posted on 11/08/2014 11:36:35 AM PST by Eska
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To: rktman

So Frankenpotatoes that shed cooking oil and salt?


10 posted on 11/08/2014 12:37:33 PM PST by Mike Darancette (AGW-e is the climate "Domino Theory")
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