From: cryofan@mylinuxisp.com
Date: Tue May 27 2003 - 19:05:17 MDT
Spudboy100@aol.com said:
Hmm. I wonder if they used genetic engineering? If so, this would make a
great poster child for GE.
> http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/147/science/Sweet_without_sugar+.shtml
>
>
> PULSE POINTS
> Sweet without sugar
>
> By Globe Staff, 5/27/2003
>
> Israeli scientists have created a new low-sugar fruit called the pepo that
diabetics can eat without fear of either its sugar content or its wretched
flavor. Diabetics in Israel, where the fruit is already available, say the
yellow pepo has plenty of juice and a mild cantaloupe flavor, an improvement
over the unpleasant aftertaste of the fruit from which it was created.
>
> Researchers at the Volcani Institute of the Agricultural Research
Organization in Israel took cuttings of a fruit called pepino dulce, a native
of Peru that contains almost no sugar. Although safe for diabetics to eat,
people complained about its flavor and lingering aftertaste. So the
researchers bred a new version of the pepino that tastes better, at least
according to early reviewers.
>
> Pepos ''have a very exotic, tropical taste. I think they would be a big hit
in the United States,'' said Elisheva Rifkin, spokeswoman for the Israel
Diabetic Association, according to ISRAEL21c, a website devoted to news from
Israel.
>
> David Levy, the lead researcher on the project, said the institute is now
looking for a distributor to bring the fruit to the United States
>
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