Fortified foods in India

FORTIFIED FOODS FORTIFIED FOODS IN INDIA IN INDIA The practice of intentionally increasing the content of one or more micronutrients (i.e., vitamins and minerals) in a food or condiment in order to improve the nutritional quality of the food supply and provide a public health benefit with minimal risk to health is known as fortification. In order to promote and differentiate between regular products and fortified products, a “+F” logo has been developed by FSSAI. Square : Completeness. Plus sign : Adding extra nutrition Ring : good health, protection for an active and healthy life Significance of Significance of fortification in India? fortification in India? More than 70% of India's population still consumes less than 50% of the RDA for micronutrients. India accounts for one-third of the approximately two billion people worldwide who are deficient in vitamins and micronutrients. India has a very high burden of malnutrition caused by micronutrient deficiencies. According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4): 58.4 % of children (6-59 months) are anaemic 53.1 % of women in the reproductive age group are anaemic 35.7 % of children under 5 are underweight Source: https://fssai.gov.in/cms/fortified-food.php Fortified foods in India Wheat Flour and Rice Iron, Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid Double Fortified Salt Iodine and Iron Milk and Edible Oil Vitamins A and D