{"id":7030424,"date":"2026-08-06T15:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/agriculture\/healthier-food-through-gene-editing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T15:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:51:11","slug":"healthier-food-through-gene-editing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7030424","title":{"rendered":"Healthier Food Through Gene Editing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-id=\"915b743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<p>The nutrition of the foods we eat is mainly based on the soil that it was grown in. Soils that are rich in nutrients produce foods that are more nutritious. This is why fertilizer, be it livestock manure or synthetic, is so vital for food production. Nutrients are divided into two categories, macronutrients and micronutrients. <a href=\"https:\/\/cropnuts.com\/nutrient_class\/macro-nutrients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Macronutrients<\/a> are nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and sulphur, which are commonly integrated into the fertilizer that is applied with crops at the point of seeding. Examples of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saskatchewan.ca\/business\/agriculture-natural-resources-and-industry\/agribusiness-farmers-and-ranchers\/crops-and-irrigation\/soils-fertility-and-nutrients\/micronutrients-in-crop-production\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">micronutrients<\/a> include boron, chloride, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, and zinc. In total, the production of healthy, nutritious crops is based on sufficient supplies of 17 key nutrients.<\/p>\n<p>The nutrition value of the food item consumed heavily depends on the soil quality and nutrient availability, rather than the method used to produce the crop. <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC10987935\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Studies<\/a> routinely confirm there is no nutritional difference between food produced through <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Conventional&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Conventional agriculture is agricultural practices which can include the use of agronomic inputs such as synthetic chemicals whether they are pesticides or fertilizers, and they can include treated seeds. Other terms include modern agriculture and industrial farming.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/saifood.ca\/glossary\/conventional\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{\" attribute=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">conventional<\/a> agriculture compared to <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Organic&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Organic refers to something that is derived from living matter. Organic farming is farming that uses inputs which are not synthetic. Therefore, an organic farmer can still use chemicals as long as they are derived from an organic source.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/saifood.ca\/glossary\/organic\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{\" attribute=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">organic<\/a> agriculture. In one of the most comprehensive assessments of food nutrition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acpjournals.org\/doi\/10.7326\/0003-4819-157-5-201209040-00007?articleid=1355685\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one study<\/a> reviewed 223 previous research studies, confirming that while people pay significantly more to purchase organic food products, these products are not more nutritious.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nutrition of the foods we eat is mainly based on the soil that it was grown in. Soils that are rich in nutrients produce foods that are more nutritious. This is why fertilizer, be it livestock manure or synthetic, is so vital for food production. Nutrients are divided into two categories, macronutrients and micronutrients. 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