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Fortification basics:

Fortification Basics is a joint effort of USAID’s Micronutrient Programs (OMNI and MOST) and DSM Nutritional Products Nutrition Improvement Program. The series is intended to provide in a nutshell the key issues about the fortification of staple foods to policy makers, academia, industry, and all parties involved in the elimination of micronutrient malnutrition.

General Information

Fortification basics: choosing a vehicle  
Criteria for the selection of a food as a micronutrient intervention tool.  

Principles of Assay Procedures  
Overview of basic methods for the determination of micronutrients in fortified foods.  

Stability  
General information on the stability of micronutrients, influencing factors and overages needed to compensate losses in specific food vehicles.

Specific Food Vehicles

Rationale, criteria, and technology for fortification. Stability of micronutrients, quality control, fortification costs, regulatory issues and experiences of successful fortification.

English      

Sugar  
Wheat Flour  
Milk  
Maize Flour / Meal  
Noodles  
Oils and Margarine  

Castellano

Azúcar  
Harina de Trigo  
Leche  
Maiz  

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