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As outlined by the FAO, the most commonly fortified foods are cereals and cereal-based products; milk and dairy products; fats and oils; accessory food items; tea and other beverages; and infant formulas. [3] Undernutrition and nutrient deficiency is estimated globally to cause the deaths of between 3 and 5 million people per year. [2]
The Food Fortification Initiative (FFI) is an organization that promotes the fortification of industrially milled flours and cereals. [1] [2] FFI assists country leaders in promoting, planning, implementing, and monitoring the fortification of industrially milled wheat flour, maize flour, and rice. [3]
With respect to fortified rice properties, such as wash stability, shelf stability, cooking behavior, visual appearance, and cooked rice texture, hot extrusion can be recommended to produce the fortified rice kernel. The fortified rice kernel through hot extrusion most closely resembles natural rice after cooking.
This is an important improvement on ordinary fortification when it comes to providing nutrients for the rural poor, who rarely have access to commercially fortified foods. As such, biofortification is seen as an upcoming strategy for dealing with deficiencies of micronutrients in low and middle-income countries.
In the United States, cereals are often fortified with vitamins, but can still lack many of the vitamins needed for a healthful breakfast, and so initial marketing focused on making the new products "part of a complete breakfast". A significant proportion of packaged cereals have a high sugar content ("sugar cereals" or even "kids' cereals" in ...
Cereal is a breakfast staple for most guys, but if you’re not careful, the sugary calories can add up. Here are 16 healthy cereals that taste great, too.
Bran flakes is a type of breakfast cereal similar to corn flakes. It consists of small toasted flakes of wheat or oat bran together with binders and seasoning. They may be nutritionally fortified. They are usually served cold with milk. [1] [2] They have been available since 1915. [3]
To make “loaded cereal,” cereal is the base, of course, which for Hoffman is either Honey Nut Cheerios or Reese’s Puffs. She then added strawberries, a full banana and a heaping spoonful of ...