The document discusses trends in technologically and genetically enhanced foods, including consumers wanting healthier options with less salt, sugar, and fat. It explores how the food industry is developing these enhanced foods through added nutrients, foods tailored for elderly needs, and using technology like apps and videos. The use of genetically modified crops and potential for future modified crops to be more nutritious for human consumption is also examined.

1. Technologically and
Genetically Enhanced
Foods
Amanda Svenson
Ashley Stockman
Brandon Spreiter

2. What the consumer wants
• Better-for-you kind
of food.
• Reduced salt, sugar,
fat.
• Rather than being on
a diet, to eat better
and healthier.
• ‘Farm to fork’, where
food comes from.

3. How the industry “replies”
• Enhancing and promoting health benefits in
foods.
• Healthier food, consisting today of added
nutrients, like Calcium, Vitamins, and Fiber.
• Foods tailored for elderly needs, such as heart
and muscle healthy foods.

4. Technology
• Self checkouts.
• Smart phone apps, for ordering, preparing
and gathering knowledge about food, and for
coupons and restaurant ratings.
• Cooking videos on YouTube, recipes on
Twitter and Facebook, pictures on Instagram
and Pinterest.
• Tablets in restaurants as menus as well as
entertainment and method of payment.
• Screen dining

5. Genetically Modified Crops
Has been used in crops Future Modified Crops
since the 90’s • Will be for human
• Not usually for human consumption
consumption • Will be modified to be
• Crops used in animal more nutritious
feed or processed
ingredients (corn,
soybean)
• Usually modified to
tolerate herbicides and
resistant to plant
diseases

6. Vertical Farms
What is a vertical farm? Advantages
• Can be used in very
The idea of the vertical farms urban areas
is defined as a building with at
least two stories with crops • Eliminates long
growing inside. distance
transportation of
goods
• Uses very little land
• No pests or disease
• Can maximize crop
potential

8. Nanotechnology within Food
• Researchers have begun • Scientists are still unsure
trying to use the of the safety of Nano-
particles to alter the particles within food
taste and texture of food • Canola Active Oil uses
• Nanotechnology could nano-particles to inhibit
be particularly useful for “the transportation of
creating diet-friendly cholesterol from the
foods digestive system into the
bloodstream
• Particles can enhance
the flavor and
consistency of products
without adding calories,
sugar, or fat.

9. Proposition 37
Proposition 37 is a new law pertaining to the labeling of
products and food containing G.M.O’s, which is currently
trying to be passed in California.
What does this mean?
• All foods will have to be labeled that contain G.M.O’s
• Many big name organic brands contain G.M.O’s so this could hurt
their sales because many of their consumers have firm beliefs of
what they consider to be organic and what they put in their bodies
• Would bring more business to organic restaurants because the
labeling of G.M.O’s will separate true organic food from big
commercial food products

10. Video
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1E9DdQx
_bg&feature=related