Food production genetic engineering

The term nutraceutical, coined in 1989 by Stephen DeFelice, arises from combination of two words, nutrition and pharmaceutical, and defines food or food products that can provide medical and health benefits, including prevention and treatment of disease. Whole grains, beans, and herbs are known to include natural products with therapeutic potential, but fruits and vegetables are their main natural source. Edible mushrooms have also been reported to have medicinal properties [8,9]. Fortified foods, dietary supplements, herbal products, genetically engineered foods, and processed products such as cereals, soups, and beverages are considered nutraceuticals, even when in most cases bioactive components have not been scientifically standardized [10]. 

See also i ricultural Science Animal Breeding and Husbandry Cell and Tissue Engineering Egg Production Fisheries Science Food Preservation Genetically Modified Food Production Genetically Modified Organisms Nutrition and Dietetics Pasteurization and Irradiation Plant Breeding and Propagation. 

While it is possible to use genetic engineering techniques to manipulate the sort of starch produced, at the time of writing the use of such starch in foods is illegal in Europe. The starch from genetically modified plants can, however, be used in industrial products such as adhesives. 

Bredahl, L., Grunert, K.G., and Frewer, L.J. 1998. Consumer attitudes and decision-making with regard to genetically engineered food products A review of the literature and a presentation of models for future research. J. Consum. Policy 21, 251-277. 

Frewer, L.J., Howard, C., and Shepherd, R. 1996b. The influence of realistic product exposure on attitudes towards genetic engineering of food. Food Quality Pref. 7, 61-67. 

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