How People Changed Popular Foods Using Selection
Kenneth Coo
Published
08/11/2015
People talk about GMO in the 21 century but as it turns out humans used similar methods before white men came to America.
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This is a peach, pretty product of nature... not exactly. -
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6 thousand years ago peaches were only in China, three times smaller and not so sweet. Selective growth have it additional things like potassium and the fuzzy skin it has now. -
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Almonds were poisonous, the had much more amygdalin that produced cyanide in the stomach. -
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Watermelons are naturally big and juicy, right? Wrong. -
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This is a XVII (17 for those who need the explanation) century depiction of them. More seeds, different layout, and they say the skin was tougher and they tasted a little bitter. -
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This is a carrot obviously, cause it's orange. The original carrot was purple, and carrots have more colors than that. -
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The most popular color, considered the only color by most people, is a result of Dutchmen celebrating their independence from Spain. -
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Corn was the gold of Aztecs, it grows on most continents in about 69 countries now, but it started small in Mexico. -
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It had only 5 to 10 kernels before people started to cross and select only those plants that interested them resulting in the corn we eat today.
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