University of Florida scientists have developed a tomato packed with significantly higher levels of vitamin A, a breakthrough that could help combat one of the world’s most widespread nutritional deficiencies.
In a published research by Jingwei Fu, Denise Tieman and Bala Rathinasabapathi from UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), the researchers introduce fortified tomatoes with boosted beta-carotene—the compound the body converts to vitamin A.
“The levels of beta-carotene found in the improved tomatoes are more than those found in market tomatoes and in many beta-carotene-rich foods like kale and sweet potatoes,” said Rathinasabapathi, professor of horticultural sciences at UF/IFAS.
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