They are generally more expensive than conventional varieties.
GM versions are not much more productive than conventional varieties.
The sweetness of the beets is subtle, and an improvement on the high-fructose corn syrup used in conventional varieties.
Mr. Grant, who was part of the Idaho test, said the biotech seeds actually had slightly higher yields and sugar output than very similar conventional varieties.
The report said that when genetically engineered crops were introduced, some had lower yields than conventional varieties, a finding often cited by critics.
Their producer grows its own potatoes at high altitude east of Madrid and offers the chips in organic and conventional varieties, seasoned with sea salt.
But this applies to non-GM as well as possible GM varieties, and the first conventional varieties developed by WEMA could be available after six to seven years of research and development.
The Applegate bacon is lower in fat and calories -- two slices have 60 calories and 5 grams of fat -- than many conventional varieties, some of which have 90 calories and 7 grams of fat to a serving.
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences concludes that growing genetically modified cotton instead of conventional varieties has indeed increased Indian farmers' yields and boosted their profits.
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences concludes that "growing genetically modified cotton instead of conventional varieties has indeed increased Indian farmers' yields and boosted their profits," Ms. Li wrote.
