Guest guest Posted August 3, 2001 Report Share Posted August 3, 2001 Okay, I was wandering the fruit dept of my grocery store because I'm trying to try new fruits and veggies, and I come across something called a " pluot. " I dont know what it is, but it looks cute, so I grab one and take it home. A few days later I try it -- and it is the most AMAZING thing I've ever had in my life. Its small with skin like a tomato, but more....pinkish brown. Strange. Its small, tiny, and right by the skin the flesh is all red, but closer to the center its pink. Its sweet and juicy and satisfies every single sweet tooth craving I have. I want to reccomend them, but I also want to know if anyone knows what they ARE. I went back today for more and the sign said " Plum-Apricot Flavor. " Are they hybrids maybe? Apricot-plum FRUITS? I'd also like to know how many calories so I can keep accurate track.... -- ~~Amanda~~ " I could just pretend that you love me The night would lose all sense of fear. But why do I need you to love me When you can't hold what I hold dear? " --Tori Amos, _Leather_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2001 Report Share Posted August 4, 2001 pluots are the genetic hybridization of plums and apricots... they are often called dinosaur eggs here in the colonies....(i think to get away from the registered name..pluot is a copyrighted name here).. if they look more like apricots, they are called apriums.... some genetic company here in california created them have no idea wot the nutritional statistics are...... cheers fraggle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2001 Report Share Posted August 4, 2001 Fraggle I think I'll avoid them then - thanks. Jo pluots are the genetic hybridization of plums and apricots... they are often called dinosaur eggs here in the colonies....(i think to get away from the registered name..pluot is a copyrighted name here).. if they look more like apricots, they are called apriums.... some genetic company here in california created them have no idea wot the nutritional statistics are...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2001 Report Share Posted August 4, 2001 , " Heartwork " <Heartwork@b...> wrote: > Fraggle > > I think I'll avoid them then - thanks. > > Jo > pluots are the genetic hybridization of plums and apricots... > they are often called dinosaur eggs here in the colonies....(i think to get > away from the registered name..pluot is a copyrighted name here).. > if they look more like apricots, they are called apriums.... > some genetic company here in california created them > have no idea wot the nutritional statistics are...... What about other fruits that are crosses between two species? Ugli fruit (yes that is really what they are called!) are a cross between a grapefruit and a tangerine. They are large and sweet, so you get the best of both. But does this count as genetic modification? I thought that crossing of plant species went on long before we had GM foods. Certainly ugli fruit was around before all the GM controversy. Lesley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2001 Report Share Posted August 5, 2001 We need to know which are hybrids due to pollination and which are due to tampering with the gentic code Angie - " Lesley Dove " <Lesley Saturday, August 04, 2001 9:23 PM Re: Strange Fruit > , " Heartwork " <Heartwork@b...> wrote: > > Fraggle > > > > I think I'll avoid them then - thanks. > > > > Jo > > pluots are the genetic hybridization of plums and apricots... > > they are often called dinosaur eggs here in the colonies....(i > think to get > > away from the registered name..pluot is a copyrighted name > here).. > > if they look more like apricots, they are called apriums.... > > some genetic company here in california created them > > have no idea wot the nutritional statistics are...... > > What about other fruits that are crosses between two species? > Ugli fruit (yes that is really what they are called!) are a cross > between a grapefruit and a tangerine. They are large and sweet, so > you get the best of both. But does this count as genetic > modification? I thought that crossing of plant species went on long > before we had GM foods. > Certainly ugli fruit was around before all the GM controversy. > > Lesley > > > > > To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2001 Report Share Posted August 6, 2001 In a message dated 8/4/01 1:23:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Lesley writes: What about other fruits that are crosses between two species? Ugli fruit (yes that is really what they are called!) are a cross between a grapefruit and a tangerine. They are large and sweet, so you get the best of both. But does this count as genetic modification? I thought that crossing of plant species went on long before we had GM foods. Certainly ugli fruit was around before all the GM controversy. sorry fer all the posts at once...playing e-mail catchup again certain fruits, plants, animals...can be crossed thru nature... this is called hybridization... the controversy today is over genetic manipulation... ya know, adding halibut genes to a tomato.... to do this, you have to break down the walls nature put up around genetic material...it was never intended fer dogs and cats to have litters together, and fer a good reason... ugli fruit(which i have never heard of) apparantly are the offspring of closely related parents...so, the pollen from one fertilizes the other.. in pluots and other such organisms...scientists take a *vector*, usually a virus or bacteria snippet, and use it basically to burrow a hole into the cell they want, and attach wotever gene they want to to its DNA helix strand.... of course, this is very hit or miss.... and horribly dangerous, IMO,.... we have enough problems with viral infections, and cross species diseases...lets not encourage the bloody things!!!!! cheers fraggle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2001 Report Share Posted August 6, 2001 In a message dated 8/4/01 5:19:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, angiewright writes: We need to know which are hybrids due to pollination and which are due to tampering with the gentic code Angie sorry..that is not allowed here in america the biotech firms, such as the loverly monsanto, want to make it ILLEGAL to label products that have GMO's in em they sued a bunch of dairies over here that labeled there cow juice as rBGH free... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2001 Report Share Posted August 6, 2001 I' so glad I live in U K at least we do have labelling ----so far!!! Angie - EBbrewpunx Monday, August 06, 2001 3:59 PM Re: Strange Fruit In a message dated 8/4/01 5:19:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, angiewright writes: tampering with the gentic code Angiesorry..that is not allowed here in america the biotech firms, such as the loverly monsanto, want to make it ILLEGAL to label products that have GMO's in em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 In a message dated 8/6/01 1:53:22 PM Pacific Daylight Time, angiewright writes: I' so glad I live in U K at least we do have labelling ----so far!!! hopefully it will stay that way....america is hellbent on exporting our *view* of the world everywhere, and i use the term "our" subjectively hopefully, england and the rest of europe can slap some sense into our current political establishment, but i ain't holdin me breathe!!!!! cheers fraggle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 In a message dated 8/7/01 1:41:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time, angiewright writes: I don't hold out uch hope .Most young people even talk American/Australian these days England is sinking fast .I blame TV Angie umm american and australian accents are muuuuch different!!!!! g'day!!! hahahahahahahahahahaha ya...there use to be certain dialects prevalant in different areas of this land mass..but they are fading fast...all the tv anchors sound the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 I don't hold out uch hope .Most young people even talk American/Australian these days England is sinking fast .I blame TV Angie - EBbrewpunx Tuesday, August 07, 2001 9:00 AM Re: Strange Fruithopefully it will stay that way....america is hellbent on exporting our *view* of the world everywhere, and i use the term "our" subjectively hopefully, england and the rest of europe can slap some sense into our current political establishment, but i ain't holdin me breathe!!!!! cheers fraggle To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 Fraggle Thanks for the explanation. I wouldn't want to eat anything that is genetically modified, but I shall have to try the ugli fruit sometime. Jo What about other fruits that are crosses between two species? Ugli fruit (yes that is really what they are called!) are a cross between a grapefruit and a tangerine. They are large and sweet, so you get the best of both. But does this count as genetic modification? I thought that crossing of plant species went on long before we had GM foods. Certainly ugli fruit was around before all the GM controversy. sorry fer all the posts at once...playing e-mail catchup again certain fruits, plants, animals...can be crossed thru nature... this is called hybridization... the controversy today is over genetic manipulation... ya know, adding halibut genes to a tomato.... to do this, you have to break down the walls nature put up around genetic material...it was never intended fer dogs and cats to have litters together, and fer a good reason... ugli fruit(which i have never heard of) apparantly are the offspring of closely related parents...so, the pollen from one fertilizes the other.. in pluots and other such organisms...scientists take a *vector*, usually a virus or bacteria snippet, and use it basically to burrow a hole into the cell they want, and attach wotever gene they want to to its DNA helix strand.... of course, this is very hit or miss.... and horribly dangerous, IMO,.... we have enough problems with viral infections, and cross species diseases...lets not encourage the bloody things!!!!! cheers fraggle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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