FOOD CHEMISTRY
FOOD ADDITIVES AND PRESERVATIVES
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Fortification
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Restoration
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Enrichment
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Nitrification
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Detailed explanation-1: -2. What Is Food Fortification? Food fortification is defined as the practice of adding vitamins and minerals to commonly consumed foods during processing to increase their nutritional value.
Detailed explanation-2: -What’s a fortified or enriched food? Fortified foods are those that have nutrients added to them that don’t naturally occur in the food. These foods are meant to improve nutrition and add health benefits.
Detailed explanation-3: -Commercial and industrial fortification (wheat flour, corn meal, cooking oils) Biofortification (breeding crops to increase their nutritional value, which can include both conventional selective breeding, and genetic engineering) Home fortification (example: vitamin D drops)