slide describes different aspects of food biotehnology.

1. PERSPECTIVES OF FOOD
BIOTECNOLOGY

2. Contents…
1. Introduction
2. How it function
3. Consumer benefits of food biotechnology
4. How nutrients regulate genes
5. Consumer support
6. Impacts of Agricultural Biotechnology
7. Types of biotechnology
8. Applications of food biotechnology
9. Conclusion

3. 1. What is Food
Biotechnology???
Food biotechnology is the
evolution of traditional
agricultural techniques such as
cross breeding and
fermentation.

4. Generally in biotechnology.....
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 DNA makes RNA makes PROTEIN
 Must be a protein already in existence
 A “Selectable Marker” is required to identify the clone.
 The selectable marker is usually antibiotic resistance, which
does not make YOU antibiotic resistant.

5. 2. How it functions.....

6. Food Biotechnology……………
 Biotechnology methods are currently used to
improve many foods
 Food biotechnology has a preferred positive
impact on farming and food security.
 At least 12 industrialized and four developing
countries currently using some form of food

7. 3. Consumer benefits of food
biotechnology
 Taste and quality
- Delayed ripening allows fruits and vegetables
to remain fresh longer.
- Increased solid give food superior taste and
less water content.

8.  Nutrition
- Some oils lower in saturated fat and
higher in oleic acid, making
them more stable for frying without
further processing.
- Some foods have lower levels of
saturated fat.

9.  Health
- Some foods have enhanced nutritional
profiles.
- Biotechnology allows for the production
of foods to help protect against
diseases.
- Enhanced foods will soon offer higher
levels of antioxidant ,vitamins to
reduce risk of cancer.

10. 4. How nutrients regulate genes
Nutrients Gene impact Disease potential
Folic Acid DNA methylation Cancer
Fatty Acids Bind to
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factors
Obesity
Vitamin – D m-RNA Stability Kidney Diseases
Flavones Increase mRNA
synthesis
Cancer
T henflavions Decrease mRNA
synthesis
Artheritis
Wellgen, is the first Biotech company using
nutrigenomics to discover and develop
proprietary products that treat and prevent

11. 5. Consumers Support
 Nearly two-thirds believe that biotech will
benefit their family in the next five years.
 More than half world choose products
modified to taste better or fresher.
 Two-third would likely to buy produce
protected against insect damage.

12. 6. Environmental impact of Agricultural
Biotechnology
 Healthier Plants results in higher yields.
 Insect protected crops reduce the need for
pesticides.
 Biotechnology helps protect water
(less pesticide runoff , less erosion)

13. Economic impact of Agricultural biotechnology
 Food Biotechnology, results in higher
plant yields, increasing farmer’s
efficiency.
 Farmer‘s production costs are reduced.
 Debilitating plant diseases and insect
pests are often preventable.

14. 7. Other types of biotechnology
 Clonal propagation
 Random mutagenesis and selection (directed
evolution)
 Metabolic redirection
 Use of “xenophiles”.

15. 8. Food Biotechnology
Applications
 Biotechnology methods are currently used to
improve many foods.
 Food biotechnology has had a profound positive
impact on farming and food security.
 At least twelve industrialized and four developing
countries currently using some form of food
biotechnology.

16. 9. Conclusion
 Food Biotech has the potential to :
- Reduce levels of natural toxins in plants.
- Provide simpler and faster way to locate
pathogens, toxins and contaminants.
- keep products fresh longer.
- identify ways to eliminate allergens from
many foods.
- increase food supply to support growing
world population and decrease
agricultural space.