Amalia uses two different dietary analysis software programs to determine the vitamin E content of a 1-oz serving of cooked aspa
ragus. She notices the amounts given by the programs are not the same. When she checks a government-sponsored website for the amount of the vitamin in cooked asparagus, its amount is in between the amounts of the two software programs. Which of the following statements provides the best explanation of why there are such differences?
A lack of folate during pregnancy is linked to major birth defects that affect the brain, spinal cord, and spine. The disease associated a deficiency of folate is anemia.