--- title: Genetically Modified Foods: What Is Grown and Eaten in the U.S. description: See the GMOs you may already eat canonical: https://time.com/3840073/gmo-food-charts/ author: David Johnson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-30T18:05:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-30T11:46:17.626Z article:section: Health og:title: All the GMOs Approved In the U.S. og:description: See all the GMOs you may already be eating. og:url: https://time.com/3840073/gmo-food-charts/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: All the GMOs Approved In the U.S. twitter:description: See all the GMOs you may already be eating. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # These Charts Show Every Genetically Modified Food People Already Eat in the U.S. by [David Johnson](https://time.com/author/dave-johnson/) and [Siobhan O'Connor](https://time.com/author/siobhan-oconnor/) Apr 30, 2015 6:05 PM UTC by [David Johnson](https://time.com/author/dave-johnson/) and [Siobhan O'Connor](https://time.com/author/siobhan-oconnor/) Apr 30, 2015 6:05 PM UTC Chipotle announced Monday that [the chain will no longer serve food containing genetically modified organisms](http://time.com/3836356/chipotle-genetically-modified-food-gmo/) (GMO), raising the bar for transparency in the United States, where there’s no requirement to indicate the presence of GMO ingredients on food labels or in restaurants. Likewise, biotechnology companies aren’t required to report which genetically modified seeds are used in production. Yet the use of GMOs is undoubtedly widespread. Since GMOs were approved for commercial use, and then first planted into U.S. soil in 1996, their production has increased dramatically. More than [90% of all soybean cotton and corn acreage](http://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/err162.pdf) in the U.S. is used to grow genetically engineered crops. Other popular and approved food crops include sugar beets, alfalfa, canola, papaya and summer squash. More recently, apples that don’t brown and bruise-free potatoes were also approved by the FDA. **Methodology** GM crops produced in the U.S. are listed at the [International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech](http://isaaa.org/resources/publications/briefs/49/executivesummary/default.asp). Deregulated crops are tracked at the USDA’s [Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service](http://www.aphis.usda.gov/biotechnology/petitions%5Ftable%5Fpending.shtml). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3840073/gmo-food-charts/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3840073/gmo-food-charts/"},"headline":"These Charts Show Every Genetically Modified Food People Already Eat in the U.S.","datePublished":"2015-04-30T18:05:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-30T11:46:17.626Z","description":"See all the GMOs you may already be eating","url":"https://time.com/3840073/gmo-food-charts/","keywords":["Diet & Nutrition","Food","health","Chipotle","interactive studio"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"David Johnson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dave-johnson/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Siobhan O'Connor","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/siobhan-oconnor/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/dietnutrition/","name":"Diet & Nutrition"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3840073/gmo-food-charts/","name":"These Charts Show Every Genetically Modified Food People Already Eat in the U.S."}}]}] ```