Fantesk, the starch-oil composite, is being tested as a seed coating and as a fat replacer in puddings, ice cream, baked goods, cheese and yogurt. Fantesk can also be used to deliver fragrances for a prolonged period. Patented by George Fanta and the late Kenneth Eskins of the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Fantesk can be made from any starch and any oil or fat. Soybean Digest, December 2000. Philipp Simon, a plant breeder and geneticist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is studying purple, red, white and yellow carrots.
Yellow carrots contain xanthophylls, which keep eyes healthy and prevent lung and other cancers.
Red carrots contain lycopene, helpful in preventing heart disease and some cancers. Purple types have anthocyanins, powerful antioxidants that bind harmful free radicals in the body. The pigments don't appear to affect flavor. Created to encourage ag processing by suspending state and local taxes, both zones are in Oceana County. Ten zones will be drawn by 2002.