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January 2018

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96 POTATO GROWER | JANUARY 2018 Diggin' In Diggin' In Diggin' In Diggin' In Diggin' In Diggin' In VARIETIES| By Misti Crane, Ohio State University "Golden" potato delivers bounty of vitamins A and E Good as Gold An experimental "golden" potato could hold the power to prevent disease and death in developing countries where residents rely heavily upon the starchy food for sustenance, new research suggests. A serving of the yellow-orange, lab-engineered potato has the potential to provide as much as 42 percent of a child's recommended daily intake of vitamin A and 34 percent of a child's recommended intake of vitamin E, according to a recent study co-led by researchers at The Ohio State University. Women of reproductive age could get 15 percent of their recommended vitamin A and 17 percent of recommended vitamin E from that same 5.3-ounce serving, the researchers concluded. The study appears in the journal PLOS ONE. Potato is the fourth-most widely consumed plant food by humans after rice, wheat and corn, according to the USDA. It is a staple food in some Asian, African and South American countries where, there are high incidences of vitamin A and vitamin E deficiencies. "More than 800,000 people depend on the potato as their main source of energy, and many of these individuals are not consuming adequate amounts of these vital nutrients," says study author Mark Failla, professor emeritus of human nutrition at Ohio State. "These golden tubers have far more vitamin A and vitamin E than white potatoes, and that could make a significant difference in certain populations where deficiencies—and related diseases— are common." Vitamin A is essential for vision, immunity, organ development, growth and reproductive health. And vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children. Vitamin E Since 1972, Western Trailers has been building the highest quality, light weight potato trailers in the industry! Not only are our Spud Express Trailers the strongest, they are also the most gentle and even unloading potato trailers available on the market today! Building the best and making it better…your way! Learn more at www.westerntrailer.com or call 888.344.2539 164088WesTra12h.indd 1 4/20/17 2:24 PM

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