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Suitable additives

Commonly fortified foods and the nutrients with which they are fortified:

Minerals and vitamins commonly added to foods:

Food Nutrient
Staple foods
Wheat and Maize flours Iron, Zinc, Calcium, Folic Acid, Other B Vitamins, Vitamin A
Cooking Oils and Fats Vitamins A and D
Sugar Vitamin A
Salt Iodine, Iron, Selenium
Milk Vitamins A and D, Iron
Basic foods
Bread Iodine
Biscuits Vitamin A, Folic Acid, other B vitamins
Breakfast cereals Iron, B vitamins
Value added foods
Condiments (Sauces) Iron
Complementary Foods Iron, Folic Acid, B Vitamins, Vitamin A, Zinc
Juices, soft drinks Iron, Vitamin C
Minerals Vitamins
Iodine
Iron
Zinc
Calcium
Magnesium
Copper
Selenium
A (Retinol)
B1 (Thiamin)
B2 (Riboflavin)
B3 (Niacin)
B6 (Pyridoxin)
B9 (Folic Acid)
B12
C (Ascorbic Acid)
D
E (Tocopherol)

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