Explain the following term in one or two sentences-bio-fortified foods.

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Bio-fortified foods. With the help of genetic engineering techniques, biotechnologies have developed plants which are rich in nutritional content. These are potato with increased starch content up to $20 - 40 %$ , Tomato with delayed ripening, golden rice which is rich in vitamin A.

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90. Consider the following statements related to food fortification.

1. Food fortification or enrichment is the process of adding micronutrients (essential trace elements and vitamins) to food.

2. Food fortification is the most convenient and cheapest method to help people overcome nutrient deficiencies.

3. FSSAI has formulated comprehensive regulations for Fortified foods, which are called the FSS (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2016.

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