Name the new agricultural practice that tries to curb the use of pesticides and the potential detriment to the environment by taking into account the specific needs associated with pest, the crop and the surrounding environment.Answer with three words: ______
Preservatives are used in food manufacturing to increase the shelf life of products. Given the ingredients, which of the following foods contain food additives that serve as preservatives? (Select all that apply)
A. Bread: flour, water, yeast, calcium propionate.
B. Swiss cheese: milk, bacterial culture, salt, rennet, microbial enzyme.
C. Yogurt: milk, whey concentrate, lactase, bacterial culture.
D. Mayonnaise: vegetable oil, water, liquid whole egg, white vinegar, liquid yolk, calcium disodium EDT
E. Cereal: whole grain wheat, barley malt, colour, BHT.
In contrast to recent genetic engineering practices, conventional cross breeding has been used for thousands of years to produce products with desirable characteristics. Which of the following foods could derive from conventional breeding techniques? (Select all that apply)
A fish which grows faster because it produces a growth factor from whales.
B. Strawberries that grow four times larger than other varieties.
C. Oranges that do not contain seeds.
D. Rice that produces an insecticidal toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis.
E. A type of banana that is lower in starch than other varieties.