5 Foods Genetically Modified Beyond Recognition

So in this list, I’ll be showing you 5 Foods That Have Been Genetically Modified Beyond Recognition

5) Carrots

Carrots have been around for thousands of years.
In fact, seeds dating back to 5,000 years have been discovered in Europe.
However, originally carrots looked a lot different.
They were small and white rather than very long and orange.
The carrots we have today are known as Western Carrots, however, some other carrots still exist which are most commonly called Eastern Carrots.
These carrots can be smaller in size and also even purple rather than orange.

4) Bananas

Bananas are believed to have been first cultivated around 7-10,000 years ago.
The long yellow bananas most people know are a result of centuries of careful breeding.
They descended from two wild banana species called Musa Acuminata and Musa Balbisiana.
These two banana species don't taste like bananas we have today.
In fact, one has lots of hard seeds in the middle.
However, thousands of years ago banana cultivators discovered that cross-pollinating these two plants produced a sweet, yellow seedless fruit that tasted really good.
This is how modern-day bananas were born.

3) Watermelons

Experts agree that watermelons originated somewhere in Africa and spread to the Mediterranean.
One of the watermelons earliest ancestors was first cultivated in Egypt around 4,000 years ago.
This watermelon was hard, bitter and pale green in colour however they did still contain lots of water.
It believed the watermelon was an excellent source of water for people especially during dry seasons and that's the reason they grew them.
It's also believed it was the Egyptians who began to selectively breed the sweetest and best watermelons over many years which led to the tasty sweet watermelon we have today.

2) Corn

Its believed corn is one of the first crops ever cultivated by humans around 10,000 years ago.
However at that time corn was a lot different to what we have today.
The earliest ancestor of corn that we know of is something called Teosinte.
This plant doesn't look anything like corn today but they did produce kernels which were a lot smaller.
However, on a genetic level, the plants are almost identical.
Over thousands of years of artificial selection, corn has changed massively in its appearance.
This was done by people selecting only the plants that produced the most kernels.

1) Peaches

Fossils of peaches have been discovered in China that date back over 2.5 million years.
However, these peaches would have been a lot smaller than today and resembled small cherries.
Once again through artificial selection the peaches that were the biggest, and contained the most flesh were chosen.
This led to the peach being much larger with lots of juicy edible flesh.
It's believed it only took about 3,000 years for the peach to turn from a small cherry-like fruit to what it is today.

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[tezlloyd]

Me: “Excuse me, are these ‘genetically modified’ carrots?”
Grocer: “No, why do you ask?”
Carrot: “Yeah, why do you ask?”.

[charlesmrader]

The video is great, but there's one problem. The term "genetically modified" has an obvious meaning, which the presenter uses. But the term "genetically modified organism" has been used so much, by anti-plant-genetic engineering groups, to mean genetically modified using recombinant DNA technology that almost everyone hearing "genetically modified" now translates the term in his/her mind into the anti-GMO group's object of scorn.

That's why a substantial number of the comments on this video are from people who say the five crop examples are not GMO.

[johnvincentgi]

The title as well as the information in this video is not entirely accurate.

GMO and Hybrid are both considered improved organisms with beneficial characteristics via genetic engineering or breeding programs. 
I personally don't like anything GMO, but here are the facts. 

The key difference between GMO and hybrid is that GMO is an organism with modified genome through genetic engineering technology inside the lab while hybrid is an offspring produced by controlled sexual reproduction between two organisms by the breeder.

What is the Difference Between GMO and Hybrid?

GMO vs Hybrid
GMO is produced through genetic engineering. 
Hybrid is produced through controlled sexual reproduction between specific two parents.

Type of Technology
GMO production is a high-technological process. 
Hybrid production does not require high technological processes.

Modification of the Genome
Genome of the GMO is modified artificially. 
Genome is not modified artificially with hybridization. 

Genetic Material Transferring between Organisms
Genetic material transferring can be done between many organisms including, bacteria, plants, animals, etc. 
Hybridization is possible only between species which are able to sexually mate.

Manipulation of Trait Transfer
Genetic material transferring can be managed. Only the desired trait can be transferred to GMO. 
During hybrid cross,  many unwanted traits can be transferred to the new organism along with the desired traits.

Side Effects
GMOs are not natural. Hence, they are likely to cause environmental and health problems. 
Hybrids are natural. Hence, they are less likely to cause problems to environment and health.

Effects on Next Generation
Transferred trait is visible in the next generation since it has been integrated into the genome. 
Hybrids do not always show the desired trait in the next generation.

Genetic material transferring between organisms occurs naturally in the environment, and artificially in the labs and fields. GMOs are the results of genetic engineering process with altered genomes. Hybrids are the results of controlled crosses between related two parental organisms. 

In nature, hybrids are produced via open pollination. Naturally. However, it takes several generations to produce the desired phenotype. Hence, breeders just control the sexual reproduction process between specific two parents and try to produce the expected phenotype within one generation through a hybrid cross. 

This is the difference between GMO and hybrid.

[majiccouly]

this is more like artificial selection than genetic engineering

[besiprimitif]

i think they were not a genetically modified but they are using selective breeding method. CMIIW

[MrCanada]

In Egypt we have purple carrots and carrots the more reddish as well

[iraeaglemind]

Potatoes! Im no genius however i have fried (just like a multitude of people have)baked-twiced baked-boiled and mashed and eaten raw with salt enough potatoes in my 49 years to tell you they are not the same.My grandparents had a small farm in Southeastern Oklahoma and had a garden the size of a football field(not really it just seemed that way a very big garden)and i had access to some of the most delicious foods ever.They are altering your foods people.Even people in New York who grow tomatoes on a vine on their high rise apartment porch could tell the difference between a garden tomatoe and some store bought tomatoes.I guarantee "higher ups" are doing this!!

[BGK]

This is not genetically modified (GMO - in laboratory), it is hybridization, that happens to every living being on the planet, including human beings. It is a natural process of evolution.

[Mary-veut]

My sister and I found a banana with a seed and with three it away because it looked gross as hell

[occi]

Bruh learn the difference between GMO and selective breeding

[daemonkrog]

You're conflating the term genetically modified with selective breeding. These are not the same thing at all. While it is true they are genetically modifying all sorts of fruit and vegetables now, this is not you're talking about in the video. What you're referring to is selective breeding for desired traits, not genetic modification.

It's very misleading and continuing to conflate the two terms has caused (possibly intentionally) a lot of misunderstandings about what GMOs are. It's to the point where people think Corn has always been genetically modified and that GMOs are nothing new. Stop conflating the two.

[justcertifiable]

I think these examples reflect more of a hybridization, ie, when two plants of the same variety are crossed over and over keeping the one with the most desirable traits. Modifications are more along the line of corn now able to produce it's own pesticide or goats producing spider silk from their teats instead of milk. A modification is also done quickly and is something that could not happen in any natural way.
The bad part is that whatever changes have been made to fruits and vegies, aside from being larger or not producing seed, go undetectable but can transfer over into us. Will we glow in the dark like the gene altered rabbits, fish and frog? Will we see people develop fins or beaks? Who knows how far CRISPR technology will go.

[Nicholas-Michael]

Genetically modified? This dude doesn't know much about agriculture does he? The bananas we have now weren't genetically modified, they are pseudo hybrids. We've been doing this type of cultivation for thousands of years people.

[ProbablyAxolotl]

Can i breed apples and oranges to make an orapple?

[nightcrave]

Clueless video he's getting GMO and hybrid mix up

[justinpenguin]

"only took about 3000 years for the peach to turn from a small cherry-like food to what is it today" WTF ONLY 3000 YEARS?!?! THAT WAS BEFORE JESUS EXISTED!!! tbh i am not really a Christian.

[johanmassy]

How can you explain bannanas growing in the Amazon & wild areas of tropical countries if we are to believe your explanation on it?

[sobujmridha]

Brother there is a difrentnce betwin selacting breading and jeniticly modified.

[Khuwaila.]

All of this information is wrong. The truth is that many of the fruits that exist today have been around since ancient times and are mentioned in historical books with accurate descriptions, so there is no need to lie to people.

[grhandsftl]

Yeah, a bit misleading, these are not genetically modified, but hybridized. Really big difference. While many of the original banana species did contain seeds, some were very good and sweet