Nutrient | Species | Genes used | Total increase (fold increase over wild type) | References |
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Vitamin A | Maize (Zea mays) | PacrtB and PacrtI | 33.6 μg/g DW (34) | Aluru et al. (2008) |
 | Maize (Z. mays) | Zmpsy1, PacrtI, PcrtW, Gllycb | 146.7 μg/g DW (133) | Zhu et al. (2008) |
 | Maize (Z. mays) | Zmpsy1, PacrtI | 163.2 μg/g DW (112) | Naqvi et al. (2009b) |
 | Wheat (Triticum aestivum) | Zmpsy1, PacrtI | 4.96 μg/g DW (10.8) | Cong et al. (2009) |
 | Potato (Solanum tuberosum) | EuCrtB, EuCrtI, EuCrtY | 114 μg/g DW (20) | Diretto et al. (2007) |
 | Potato (S. tuberosum) | BoOr | 28.22 μg/g DW (6) | Lopez et al. (2008) |
 | Potato (S. tuberosum) | AtZEP | 60.8 μg/g DW (5.7) | Romer et al. (2002) |
 | Potato (S. tuberosum) | PacrtB | 35.5 μg/g DW (6.3) | Ducreux et al. (2005) |
 | Cassava (Manihot esculenta) | PacrtB | 21.84 μg/g DW (33.6) | Welsch et al. (2010) |
 | Rice (Oryza sativa) | Nppsy1, EucrtI | 1.6 μg/g | Ye et al. (2000) |
 | Rice (O. sativa) | Zmppsy1, EucrtI | 37 μg/g (23) | Paine et al. (2005) |
Vitamin C | Corn (Z. mays) | Osdhar | 110 μg/g DW (6) | Naqvi et al. (2009b) |
 | Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) | Acggp | 46–111 mg/100 g FW (3–6) | Bulley et al. (2011) |
 | Potato (S. tuberosum) | StVTC2A | 1.65 mg/g FW (3) | Bulley et al. (2011) |
Folic acid | Rice (O. sativa) | Atgtpchi, Atadcs | 38.3Â nmol/g (100) | Storozhenko et al. (2007) |
 | Tomato (S. lycopersicum) | Atgch, Atadcs1 | 25 nmol/g (25) | Storozhenko et al. (2007) |
Iron (Fe) | Rice (O. sativa) | Osnas2 | 19 μg/g DW in polished seeds (4.2) | Johnson et al. (2011) |
 | Rice (O. sativa) | Gm ferritin, Af phytase, Osnas1 | 7 μg/g DW in polished seeds (4–6.3) | Wirth et al. (2009) |
 | Rice (O. sativa) | Activation tagging of Osnas3 | 32 in μg/g DW in dehusked (2.9) | Lee et al. (2009) |
 | Corn (Z. mays) | Gm ferritin and Af phytase | 30 μg/g DW in whole seed (2) | Drakakaki et al. (2005) |
 | Cassava (M. esculenta) | Crfea1 | 40 μg/g DW in tuber | Sayre et al. (2011) |
Zinc (Zn) | Rice (O. sativa) | Activation tagging of Osnas2 | 40–45 μg/g DW in polished seeds (2.9) | Lee et al. (2011) |
 | Rice (O. sativa) | Osnas2 | 52–76 μg/g DW in polished seeds (2.2) | Johnson et al. (2011) |
 | Rice (O. sativa) | Gm ferritin, Af phytase, Osnas1 | 35 μg/g DW in polished seeds (1.6) | Wirth et al. (2009) |
 | Cassava (M. esculenta) | Atzat1 | Tuber (4) | Sayre et al. (2011) |
 | Cassava (M. esculenta) | Atzip | Tuber (2–10) | Sayre et al. (2011) |
Selenium (Se) | Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea) | Ataps1 | (2–3) | Pilion-Smits et al. (1999) |
 | Indian mustard (B. juncea) | Absmt1 | (2–4) | LeDuc et al. (2004) |
Calcium (Ca) | Carrot (Daucus carota) | scax1 | 3.9Â mg/g DW (1.6) | Park et al. (2004) |
 | Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) | scax1 | 18.9 mg/g DW (1.3) | Park et al. (2009) |
 | Potato (S. tuberosum) | scax1 | 1.7 mg/g DW (in tuber) (3) | Park et al. (2005) |
 |  | cax2b chimeric | 2.5 mg/g DW (3) | Kim et al. (2006) |