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Scientists develop vitamin A-enriched tomato to fight global deficiency

In newly published research by Jingwei Fu, Denise Tieman and Bala Rathinasabapathi from UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, the researchers introduce fortified tomatoes with boosted beta-carotene — the compound the body converts to vitamin A.