Creating carrots contains more calcium

American scientists have created genetically modified carrots that provide more calcium. They hope that this vegetable will help prevent osteoporosis.

Researchers say eating this new carrot will absorb 41% more calcium than traditional tubers. However, this vegetable dish still needs to be tested further. Dairy foods are a major source of calcium, but some people are allergic to milk while others do not want to be overweight.

One gene has been modified in carrots so that calcium can be transmitted more easily through plant membranes. Eating carrots alone is not enough to meet the 1,000 mg of calcium needed every day, but if other plants are genetically modified, they will significantly increase the amount of calcium consumed.

This is not the first time carrots have been transformed. The orange that we still see is the result of the cultivation in the Netherlands in the 17th century. When the patriots turned the purple-colored bulbs to the national flag of orange.

That is not the only type of fruit to be edited. It has also created potatoes with a lot of flour and less water to absorb less oil when frying, helping to create healthy potato chips.

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