澳大利亚：“魔法苹果”切开不变黄

澳大利亚科学家培育出了一种切开后不会变黄的苹果。这种苹果在与空气接触几个小时候仍能保持淡粉色。这种苹果是由澳大利亚的“威廉姆斯夫人”和“黄元帅”两个苹果品种杂交培育而成的，不是转基因食品。

Australian scientists have come up with an apple that does not go brown when cut.

    Unlike most apples, which go brown almost immediately, the fruit stays a pale pink color for several hours after it is exposed to air.

    It will be sold under the name Enchanted*, and state minister Kim Chance said Wednesday he hoped its unique qualities would make it popular worldwide.

    “The resistance of Enchanted apples to oxidation* makes it much more useful and attractive,” said Chance, Western Australia’s state agriculture minister.

    “It is also likely to be very popular as a fresh apple for platters* and lunchboxes, and for fresh juicing, where it retains* an attractive pink blush and fresh, light flavor.”

    The apple was bred naturally in Australia from the varieties Lady Williams and Golden Delicious, the West Australian newspaper said on its Web site.

    Chance said the fact it was produced without genetic modification* meant it can be marketed around the world.

    “We’ve got an apple now that has particularly strong qualities,” he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

    “You could almost say (the qualities) are unique, particularly the anti-browning, but we also have a non G (genetically modified) apple, which means when we ultimately internationalize the variety it will be acceptable right around the world.”

    (SD-Agencies)

enchant v.

施魔法, 使迷惑

oxidation n.

氧化

platter n.

果盘

retain v.

保持

genetic modification

转基因