Question

Golden rice which is an example of biofortification was used to introduce which of the following vitamins?

• A. Vitamin D
• B. Vitamin A
• C. Vitamin C
• D. Vitamin E

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Vitamin A

Biofortification is the process by which the nutritional quality of food crops is improved. Golden rice is a variety of rice produced through genetic engineering to biosynthesize beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, in the edible parts of rice. Vitamin A deficiency is considered to be one of the most harmful forms of deficiency . Thus, Golden rice project was intended to produce a fortified food to be grown and consumed in areas with a shortage of dietary vitamin A.

So, the correct answer is 'Vitamin A'