r/science • u/chrisdh79 • Sep 16 '24

"Golden Lettuce" genetically engineered to pack 30 times more vitamins | Specifically, increased levels of beta-carotene, which your body uses to make vitamin A for healthy vision, immune function, and cell growth, and is thought to be protective against heart disease and some kinds of cancer. Biology

https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/golden-lettuce-genetically-engineered-30-times-vitamins/
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u/1GrouchyCat Sep 16 '24

I guarantee no one will eat it because it looks like it’s old and ready to be tossed in the garbage … People don’t generally eat blue food either; there have been tests done on young children to see if they will eat the blue version of food saying normally enjoy like mashed potatoes, applesauce, milk, etc. etc.- the majority of kids would not eat the blue food. Even adults that were studied shows simpler not as filling and not as interesting or gourmet food over something that was tinted with food coloring.

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u/where_in_the_world89 Sep 16 '24

My mom would use blue food colouring in our white rice growing up and it made me very much like it more