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FOOD FORTIFICATION

Food Fortification, by definition, is the addition of micronutrients
to food.(3)

The aims of food fortification are:

                                   Replenish/Restore lost nutrients during
                                   processing

Boost micronutrients in a product to levels
higher than is naturally present

BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN FOOD FORTICATION

For the Processor            For the National Economy

Improve product quality      Healthy citizens contribute
by restoring vitamins and    to increased productivity.
minerals to original levels
and improving its
nutritional state

“3 - Allen, Lindsay. Guidelines On Food Fortification With Micronutrients. Geneva:
World Health Organization, 2006.”

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