Food Fortification

Name: Food Fortification
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Its importance, objectives, rationales, types, advantages and disadvantages

Created byDr. Shilpi Sharma

Last updated 5/2023

English

What you'll learn

Enumerate the term food fortification, its need, objective and criteria for selection of vehicle
Explain the economic aspect and technologies used in food fortification.
Determine nutrient interaction and bioavailability of nutrients from fortified foods.
Develop suitable fortified food commodities to eradicate micronutrient malnutrition.

Course content

1 section • 5 lectures • 30m total length

Introduction of fortification5:09
Micronutrient malnutrition is a major nutritional based health problem prevalent world wide. By using the food fortification the increasing order prevalence can be reduces. This approach senstizes the poulation regarding acceptance of fortified foods.
Objectives6:14
Food fortification enable to learn how this technique eradicate the multiple micronutrient deficiencies world wide. As in a single food vehicle we can add all the micronutrients whose deficiency existed in particular section of population.
History of Fortification6:35
There is a need to understand the importance of fortification as strategy to combat micronutrient malnutrition. Way back there is historical background that few of nutrient deficiencies was eradicated with the help of fortification.
Advantages and disadvantages6:01
Among all the existing approaches which are currently used to eradication micronutrient deficiencies, food fortification is best approach as in this there is food consumption pattern is not altered. its cost effective and gave results in short duration of time and will last longing.
Conclusion6:10

Requirements

No specific requirements and tools needed

Description

The students will have conceptual understanding of:

· Term food fortification, its need, objective and criteria for selection of vehicle.

· Nutrients that are generally fortified, its safety and quality assurance aspect.

. Technologies used for fortification of different food commodities and their health implication.

This course enable the students to get an idea what is Food fortification, as in current scenario it is an emerging field in nutrition. On global level several strategies are being used to reduces the prevalence of micronutrient malnutrition but not much success will get, but food fortification is an promising approach. The course also justify the needs and 0bjectives of food fortification. Principles and rationale were also discussed to get an clear idea about the same. Selection and basis of fortificants are also important so that fortified food will be consumed by the maximum number of population therefore it will be more promising approach. Fortification as means of improving nutrition is also justified in this course. Advantages of fortification and its limitations were also well explained. Glimpse of techniques used for food fortification are also discussed so get a clear picture of fortification. This course also help the students to understand that if techniques are not available them household fortification is also approved method of WHO, this method is also a boon for the families who are resides in interior areas.

Who this course is for:

Various techniques for preparation of fortified foods, its safety and quality assurance aspect