FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION
PROPERTIES OF FOOD COMPONENTS
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Question
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Night blindness is caused due to deficiancy of ____
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Vitamin A
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Vitamin C
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Vitamin D
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Vitamin E
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Night blindness is one of the first signs of vitamin A deficiency. In its more severe forms, vitamin A deficiency contributes to blindness by making the cornea very dry, thus damaging the retina and cornea.
Detailed explanation-2: -Final answer: Deficiency of Vitamin A causes night blindness.
Detailed explanation-3: -Night blindness is caused due to deficiency of Vitamin – A. The retina of the eye requires vitamin-A, which is used in the form of retinal, which combines with protein opsin to form rhodopsin, the light-absorbing molecule necessary for both low-light and color vision.
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