Golden rice

Golden rice or Golden rice is the result of the work of breeders who have bred a new variety of sown rice (Oryza sativa). The main difference between golden rice is in the vitamin-mineral composition of the product. The chemical composition of golden rice grains contains a much larger amount of bet-carotene.

Due to the large content of natural carotenoids in the chemical composition of the product, golden rice is distinguished by its golden yellow color. It is noteworthy that it was golden or golden rice that became the first agricultural crop that was subjected to gene modification with the good goal of influencing the improvement of the food situation in some regions of planet Earth.

Scientists sought to improve the nutritional value of the product and saturate the chemical composition of golden rice with even more vitamin A, which is deficient in the vast majority of third world countries. Golden rice was first discussed in 2000, when an article about a new variety of sown rice appeared in the journal Science. Golden rice should help manage vitamin A deficiency in regions such as Africa, Southeast and South Asia.

Vitamin A is produced by the human body in the process of processing plant food containing naturally occurring beta-carotene. Vitamin A deficiency in a person's blood can lead to a painful change in health and the development of severe diseases. Golden rice refers to foods that promote the accumulation and entry of bet-carotene into the human body.

In addition, rice is considered an important and fundamental food in the Asian or African regions. For this reason, scientists chose this type of plant and began to develop a new modification of rice, the composition of which will contain a large amount of bet-carotene. It is worth noting that until now, the scientific community has not come to a consensus about the new variety of rice. as usually happens, researchers were divided into two camps.

The former argue that golden rice can contribute to visible positive changes in human health. Others, on the contrary, argue that genetically modified products, albeit enriched with useful compounds, are dangerous for the human body, since they can cause both a severe allergic reaction and irreparable changes at the gene level.

Golden rice can be used as well as other varieties of the product. as a result of heat treatment, golden rice, like any other product, changes its vitamin-mineral composition. However, cooked and ready-to-eat golden rice contains a much larger number of useful compounds than any other variety of product.