Food, Fortified

Any food that has been supplemented with essential NUTRIENTS either in quantities that are greater than those normally present, or which are not found in the food typically. Fortified food also includes food enriched by adding various nutrients to compensate for those removed by refinement or processing. (Modified from Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992).

Year introduced: 1970

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Tree Number(s): G07.203.300.515, J02.500.515

MeSH Unique ID: D005527

Entry Terms:

• Foods, Fortified
• Fortified Food
• Fortified Foods
• Food, Supplemented
• Foods, Supplemented
• Supplemented Food
• Supplemented Foods
• Enriched Food
• Enriched Foods
• Food, Enriched
• Foods, Enriched

Previous Indexing:

• Food (1966-1969)

See Also:

• Biofortification

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