Biotech innovation offers hope for Taiwan entrepreneurs

With food safety becoming a focal point in Taiwan after the plasticizer scandal in 2011, organic diets are gaining popularity as an increasing number of local consumers opt for natural foods. This healthy trend is creating opportunities for a group of aspiring entrepreneurs, who are pinning their hopes on something as inconspicuous as sprouts.

“Sprouts are definitely one of the most underrated vegetables in Taiwan,” said Harris Cheng, one of the founders of Greenvines Biotech Co. Ltd. “Vegetables are an important part of a well-balanced diet, but most leafy vegetables in Taiwan contain excessive residues of nitrate,” he pointed out during a Dec. 21 interview with Taiwan Today. “Sprouts, with more enzymes and nutrients than adult plants, are a great substitute, because other than pure water they require no substances during their growth, which makes them free of pesticides and additives,” according to a report in Taiwan Today. >>More here

SOURCE: taiwantoday.tw


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