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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.â€
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