Purple Bliss tomatoes, which get colour from the genes of snapdragon flowers, could become the first fresh GM food available in Australian stores
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Caprese salads could take on a new hue after genetically modified purple tomatoes cleared regulatory hurdles, raising expectations they would become the first GM fresh food available in Australian green grocers.
The genetically engineered Purple Bliss tomatoes developed by Norfolk Healthy Produce gain their vibrant violet from the genes of snapdragon flowers. The tomato has been modified to produce pigments called anthocyanins, which are found in blueberries and blackberries and thought to have antioxidant properties.