Some of these oils stand up better at higher temperatures, helping to cut back on the amount of processing of some foods. Some also have lower levels of saturated fat. This increases availability of nutritious fruits and vegetables and improves their taste and quality.
Tomatoes are available now, and strawberries, raspberries, bananas and pineapples are on the way.
Increased solids give tomatoes superior taste and quality for tomato paste and sauces. Researchers are enhancing fruits and vegetables such as bananas and potatoes to contain vaccines against deadly and debilitating diseases such as hepatitis, cholera and malaria. It will be possible to grow and distribute the foods containing edible vaccines locally at relatively low cost. These same countries often lack the resources and medical infrastructure to provide traditional vaccines. Of interest to everyone, fruits and vegetables are also being genetically modified to offer higher levels of anti-oxidant vitamins that help ward off cancer and heart disease, and vitamin A to prevent blindness.