Food and Nutrition

Food Biotechnology

Food Biotechnology is the application of modern biotechnological techniques to the manufacture and processing of food products as well as food ingredients and food additives. Example of biotechnology food is Crops produced by biotechnology include soybeans, corn, cotton, canola, papaya, tomatoes and squash. Also, an enzyme used to make cheese and yeast to make bread is commonly produced by biotechnology. Protection of the environment. Scientists have made some foods, such as papayas and potatoes, more resistant to disease. Biotechnology can be used for the upgrading of traditional food processing based on fermentation such as the procedures used to produce gari, a fermented, gritty and starchy food derived from cassava. Biotechnology can also help to eliminate toxic components, either by genetic engineering or through food processing.