From the Field to the Fork

Nutrient Dense Foods  

FBSciences is dedicated to helping growers consistently increase the quality and yield of their crops through the use of innovative technologies, as a result providing the world with the means to achieve safer, more nutrient-rich foods.

Studies have shown that over the last 50 years, the practices of low cost production farming have decreased the nutrient quality of the world’s food – in some cases up to 38 percent depending on the nutrient and the crop.*

By more efficiently and quickly moving nutrients into foods, our technologies can safely move essential nutrients back into the food supply. FBSciences’ world-wide goal is to safely raise the nutritional levels of crops, leading to healthier, more flavorful food without sacrificing the benefits of higher yields.

Our technologies offer a safe, practical and sustainable solution for addressing the quest for greater yields and higher quality through better nutrient efficiency. For the past ten years, we have tested our technologies with universities, third-party researchers, government agencies, and most importantly, farmers in the field.

Healthier Apples with More Calcium

Calcium is a secondary nutrient used in many crops and plays an important role in cell wall strength, storage quality and disease resistance. Strong cell walls are key to healthy and strong plant growth, in addition to improving the quality of the produce. Effectively using Calcium fertilizer presents challenges for every farmer. Most of the Calcium present in soils is not immediately available to plants for uptake. Another problem with Calcium is that it cannot be translocated in the phloem from one part of a plant to another. Once it is taken up, it moves to the leaves and stays there.

Using our technologies in conjunction with Calcium fertilizer, crops can be protected from shortages in Calcium that result in crop loss, disease and poor storage quality.

A three-year study was conducted at the Michigan State University (MSU) Clarksville Horticulture Experiment Station to evaluate the ability of one of our technologies (an FBSciences Calcium micronutrient product) to improve fruit quality, increase fruit Calcium levels and reduce harvest and post harvest disorders, such as Bitterpit and Internal Breakdown. Varieties tested: Honeycrisp, Red Delicious, Northern Spy, and Jonagold. 

» CellMate-F reduces fruit Bitterpit typically by 33%

» CellMate-F reduces Internal Browning and Rot often by 30 to 50%

» CellMate-F positive improvement on fruit disorders and fruit quality

» CellMate-F increases the calcium content of fruit by 11% on average

* University of Texas, Austin, Texas