Consumption of which one of the following foods can prevent the kind of blindness associated with vitamin 'A' deficiency?

Consumption of which one of the following foods can prevent the kind of blindness associated with vitamin 'A' deficiency?
A Bt-Brinjal
B 'Flavr Savr' tomato
C Canola
D Golden rice

Detailed Solution

Golden rice is a genetically modified rice that carries genes for the synthesis of β-carotene (provitamin A) in the grain.
Eating it supplies vitamin A and can prevent night blindness caused by its deficiency.
Bt-brinjal is insect resistant and Flavr Savr tomato has delayed ripening.

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