Vitamin Fortification of Milled Rice: A New Approach to Address Micronutrient Malnutrition

• Main Author: Camacho, Drexel H.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: Food; agriculture; vitamins; grain; rice; Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition; Other Nutrition
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/res_aki/139; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/res_aki/article/1127/viewcontent/print_policy_brief_vit__fortification.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

To address micronutrient deficiencies in the susceptible sector of society, it is recommended to fortify the commercial milled rice with vitamins using the new technique of fortification. The simple approach, which involves rice surface modification and vitamin absorption, is deemed economical compa...