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Blood oranges are the ultimate surprise fruit inside. They may look like a traditional orange on the surface, but inside, their vibrant, deep crimson flesh and sweet, tangy juice set them a world ...
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A long-ago citrus breeder, selecting for some unknown quality, must have unwittingly spread this furanocoumarin-busting version of the gene to an ancestor of modern varieties of mandarins and oranges.
An organic seed company was distressed to learn it had marketed a GMO purple tomato by mistake. The incident raised alarm about the impact of new GMO plants.
“We tried about 50 different orange varieties, trying to get just the right flavor,” said Rob Hertenstein, a Labatt USA brand manager. “We went with the blood orange.