Posted June 14, 2019
The vitamin A precursor beta-carotene is only present at low levels in GM golden rice to begin with when compared to carrots and green leafy vegetables. But it rapidly degrades to even lower levels when the rice is stored after harvest, a new study by Indian scientists has found. After just 6 months of storage in the presence of air, even at the low refrigerated temperature of 4 degrees C, the beta-carotene degraded by around 68–79%. Read more.