Have you ever seen an unbreakable banana? Or an elastic looking watermelon? Food in America is trash, citizens cry out. In the video posted by Concerned Citizen, the banana which the interpreter claimed to have bought from the supermarket seemed indestructible. It took some tugging before the banana finally split in half.
However, when that happened, the banana was doughy and didn’t even mash properly like a normal banana would. Same thing goes with another watermelon that was seen in the same video, which was allegedly bought from Sam’s Club. The watermelon was so tough that it took seconds before the hand broke it. Does this mean that other foods sold in different supermarkets in the United States have these kinds of fruits and other produce lying around on the shelves?
The Problem
“It’s not good. The produce we’ve been buying is not rotting like it normally would. My guy and I have gained immediate weight like within the last 6 months,” Electric Japanese Fizzy Blossom replied. “Maybe that’s part of Bill’s plan to inject vaccines into food,” Khen said.
Some people think that the banana in the video is a plantain. Plantains are common foods in many African nations, particularly in Nigeria. However, anyone who knows anything about plantains will tell you that the fruit in the video is, in fact, a banana, not a plantain. Plantains and bananas are similar in texture and appearance, but differ slightly in taste. A plantain cannot be as tough as play dough.
Possible Cause
“I have noticed almost all our food has changed in taste, color, texture, you name it,” Jeannie D. Ray added. However, the two major explanations as to why American foods look weird are GM; genetic modification, and chemical treatment.
Genetic modification
Genetic modification is the altering of a plant’s DNA to achieve a desired trait. This technique aims to make fruits and vegetables become more durable, and bigger. Also this technique allows fruits and vegetables to have a longer shelf life like in the case of Electric Japanese produce not rotting like they normally would.
These modifications can change the texture and appearance of the produce, potentially making fruits like bananas tougher and different from what we normally expect.
Chemical treatment
This treatment is done on produce to keep them looking fresh and to extend how long they can be stored without spoiling. These treatments help maintain the visual appeal and shelf-life of the product. However, it can interfere with the natural ripening process, leading to changes in texture and taste.
In addition, when fruits are treated with chemicals to slow down ripening, they might not fully develop some nutrients that usually increase as the fruit naturally ripens.
Bottom Line
The strange and often unsettling changes in the texture and quality of fruits like bananas and watermelons in the United States are likely due to genetic modification and chemical treatments.
These methods, used to make fruits more durable and extend their shelf life, can result in produce that looks and feels very different from what we expect.
