Is hybridized food good or bad?

Question

Is hybridized food good or bad?

Answer 1

GOOD only the best are selected...

Man has been selectively growing plants from the first days of collector gatherers,, later came cross pollination and grafting..

today the DNA can be manipulated.. The testing is very critical... IF the results are not of any benefit it doesn't happen..

Visit any nursery and the seed section

check the many varieties... God didn't really do that..

Unless you consider God gave mankind the curiosity to ask why and what IF.

Answer 2

Believe or not... many fruits and vegetables we buy at the supermarket are hybridized varieties.

For example, Iceberg lettuce was created so it can transported across the country in iced vehicles.

Tomatoes are breed/hybridized so they can be transported without mushing up.  

Hybridization occurs naturally or by people cross-pollinating plants.

Is it good or bad?  

The bad - due to hybridization some foods lose flavor, but transport and keep better.

For me, it is what it is.  I don't think it's nutritionally bad.

Genetically modified foods is another different question.  However, I think people freak out over nothing.

Answer 3

Well...I think there are some websites for you to check out..

What is hybridized food?

1.http://www.visitsingapore.com/insidescoo...

Is hybridized food good or bad..?

1.http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journ...

2.http://www.self-reliance.net/wewf.html

3.http://www.living-foods.com/articles/dav...

I don't think this websites actually helps you...

Hope it helps you..=)

Answer 4

Hybrid vegetables and fruits are very good!  For example:  a pluot is a hybrid of an apricot & a plum.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluot

Agricultural & Botanical definition

Hybrid:  Often refers to a plant or variety that has been developed by interbreeding two or more varieties, species, or genera.  Hybrids are usually an improvement over (having the best qualities of) their parent varieties, but will not necessarily breed true (saved seeds usually revert to one of the parent varieties).

http://www.humeseeds.com/hybrids.htm

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_plants_veget...

http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.as...

Answer 5

what the h**l is hybridized food?

Answer 6

Lol I love the answer above me.

If you're asking about genetically engineered food...then I guess it's kind of an ethics thing... Although who's to say for sure?  

Genetically engineered food can be good or bad... health concerns? I haven't heard of any. Like if there is a genetically engineered ear of corn...that for instance survives much better in drier conditions, then that's fine. There is also a poplar tree genetically engineered to absorb the element mercury from contaminated soil. In this case, genetic engineering is awesome!  

Some scientists are now trying to genetically engineer slabs of meat for human consumption. This is an interesting idea because it would quell the animal-rights protests. No more will we have to kill animals. The only problem would be the taste factor. Will it taste like what we know as meat?

Wow...that's just creepy, isn't it?

Personally, I avoid meat as much as possible because of the animal. I would love it if we could have great tasting meat that's not from an animal! Already strands of protein have been produced, so it's definitely possible to grow meat, but will the public accept it? Who knows? All I know is that I would feel better about the animals who are raised on farms only to be slaughtered. It would also help reduce the amount of land we use for grazing animals, and that would greatly reduce the effects of global warming considering cows are one of the biggest methane producers on Earth...

The only reason I can think of as to why genetically engineered food would be bad is because people will be squeamish about the idea, and also some people will perceive it as "playing God" which does make sense, but in the long run, I see it as a benefit. It will help out the Earth and protect animals being raised for slaughter. We can also probably rule out many diseases and parasites, seeing as the meat will have been grown in a sterile environment.

Answer 7

Plants have been hybridized by farmers for a long time to be stronger and produce more food. It's when they start genetically modifying them with DNA that doesn't belong with plants from fish for example or putting Roundup in the seeds (farmers can no longer own them then) that I get worried.