Lycopene Vs Pineapple

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To begin with, the article I have chosen is called Genetically Engineered Pink Pineapple Is Safe to Sell, FDA Says and I found it on nbcnews.com. On December 14th “a strain of pineapple genetically engineered to be pink instead of yellow got the go-ahead from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration”(nbcnews.com). This spectacular fruit was created by Del Monte Fresh Produce and will soon be making its debut on the market.This new pineapple gets its bizarre color by simply toning down its genes to make the fruit pinker and sweeter. Many people cannot believe their eyes when finding out that the fruit is actually edible. Del Monte injects the pineapples DNA with a healthy dose of Lycopene to make the pineapples safe to consume. Lycopene is the

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