Everyone knows that Israeli food is scrumptious, fresh and flavorsome. It’s also highly innovative.
At the annual Arava Agricultural R&D exhibition – which took place earlier this month -visitors were wowed by new edible produce including a black tomato, rainbow colored carrots and red lemons.
Over 250 companies from Israel and around the world participated in the expo.
The new species of fruits and vegetables are set for export. And in addition to adding a splash of color to the salad bowl, the new produce reportedly packs more vitamins and antioxidants into its fruit/vegetable.
“Black Galaxy” tomato was developed by Technological Seeds DM. The company says that the color was derived from a pigment in blueberries and that the new species has higher concentrations of Vitamin C as found in regular tomatoes.
Among other new edible creations, the show featured the latest agro-tech developments including thermal plant imaging and a crop dusting robot.
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