Food Fortification

The students will have conceptual understanding of:

· Term food fortification, its need, objective and criteria for selection of vehicle.

· Nutrients that are generally fortified, its safety and quality assurance aspect.

. Technologies used for fortification of different food commodities and their health implication.

This course enable the students to get an idea what is Food fortification, as in current scenario it is an emerging field in nutrition. On global level several strategies are being used to reduces the prevalence of micronutrient malnutrition but not much success will get, but food fortification is an promising approach. The course also justify the needs and 0bjectives of food fortification.  Principles and rationale were also discussed to get an clear idea about the same.  Selection and basis of fortificants are also important so that fortified food will be consumed by the maximum number of population therefore it will be more promising approach. Fortification as means of improving nutrition is also justified in this course.  Advantages of fortification and its limitations were also well explained. Glimpse of techniques used for food fortification are also discussed so get a clear picture of fortification. This course also help the students to understand that if techniques are not available them household fortification is also approved method of WHO, this method is also a boon for the families who are resides in interior areas.