Food Additives Fortification Prof.Sabah Mounir March, 03, 2024

Restoration = Addition of a nutrient to a staple or widely consumed food deficient in nutrients Enrichment = Addition of vitamin C to fruit juices Fortification = Adding vitamin A, iron, and folic acid to grains General principle for food fortification = Guidelines for introducing a food fortification regime

Constant consumption patterns = Low risk of excess consumption Good stability during storage = Relatively low cost Centrally processed = Minimal stratification of fortificant No interaction between fortificant & carrier agent = Contained in most meals

Commonly consumed by target population = Availability unrelated to socio-economic status Linked to energy intake = Easy implementation of quality control measures Few locations for fortificants addition = Effective monitoring and enforcement procedures Contained in most meals = Improvement in nutrient intake in the population

<p>Salt fortification = Iodine Cereal products fortification = Thiamine, riboflavin, niacin Margarine fortification = Vitamin A Milk fortification = Vitamin D</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Salt iodization = Switzerland &amp; USA Cereal products fortification = Common practice from early 1940s Milk fortification with Vitamin D = USA Folic acid fortification of wheat = Canada, USA, &amp; Latin America</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Restore nutrients lost during processing of foods = Resolve nutrients content to original raw food levels Improve nutrient intake of a population = Add small quantities of nutrients to food Reduce risk of iron-deficiency anemia in young children = Fortify food for young children with iron Decrease vitamin A deficiency in Central America = Fortify sugar with vitamin A</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fortify sugar with vitamin A in Central America = Decreasing vitamin A deficiency Iron-fortified food for young children = Reducing risk of anemia in this age group Folic acid fortification of wheat in Canada, USA, &amp; Latin America = Adoption in these regions Salt iodization in most countries = Availability across most countries</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Vitamin A &amp; D = Deficiencies controlled successfully in industrialized countries Several B vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin) = Deficiencies controlled successfully in industrialized countries Iodine = Deficiencies controlled successfully in industrialized countries Iron = Reducing risk of anemia in young children</p> Signup and view all the answers