Food, Fortified
Synonyms
Enriched Food
Enriched Foods
Food, Enriched
Food, Supplemented
Foods, Enriched
Foods, Fortified
Foods, Supplemented
Fortified Food
Fortified Foods
Supplemented Food
Supplemented Foods
Any food that has been supplemented with essential nutrients either in quantities that are greater than those present normally, or which are not present in the food normally. Fortified food includes also food to which various nutrients have been added to compensate for those removed by refinement or processing. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
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