Consumption of rice, acceptability and sensory qualities of fortified rice amongst consumers of social safety net rice in Nepal. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 INTRODUCTION:Micronutrient deficiencies are prevalent in Nepal where starchy foods constitute a large proportion of diets and consumption of micronutrient-rich foods is inadequate.
Anjana Rai +5 more
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Physico-Chemical Evaluation of Honey Fortified with Oleaginous Seeds [PDF]
Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca: Food Science and Technology, 2014 This research followed to achieve some natural-fortified food, based on honey and oleaginous fruits. Honey and oleaginous fruits are extremely valuable for human diet. With their rich nutrient content, new products obtained by mixing honey with seeds may
Ariana Bianca Velciov +4 more
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'Yellow is good for you': Consumer perception and acceptability of fortified and biofortified cassava products. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Vitamin A, an essential micronutrient for health, can be obtained from various food sources including cassava products made from either traditional white cassava varieties fortified with red palm oil containing provitamin A, or new high provitamin A ...
Aurélie Bechoff +3 more
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FACTORS INFLUENCING FOOD FORTIFICATION AS A MEANS TO COMBAT MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN ATTENDING IMMUNIZATION AT NAKASONGOLA HEALTH CENTER IV. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. [PDF]
Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023 Introduction: Objectives: To determine the factors influencing food fortification as a means to combat malnutrition among children attending immunization whereas the specific objectives were to assess the knowledge of caretakers, ascertain the attitude,
Arthur Matthew Bukenya , Justine Negesa
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Effects of micronutrient fortified milk and cereal food for infants and children: a systematic review [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2012 Background Micronutrient deficiency is a common public health problem in developing countries, especially for infants and children in the first two years of life.
Eichler Klaus +3 more
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Biofortification and fortification of wheat flour: Qualitative analysis for implementation and acceptance. [PDF]
PLOS Glob Public HealthThis paper comprehensively investigates various aspects of dietary behaviors relating to the usage of wheat flour and sociocultural preferences embedded within rural communities and aims to bridge health gaps resulting from zinc deficiency by introducing
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Folic Acid in Stroke Prevention in Countries without Mandatory Folic Acid Food Fortification: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials [PDF]
Journal of Stroke, 2018 Background and Purpose Additional folic acid (FA) treatment appears to have a neutral effect on reducing vascular risk in countries that mandate FA fortification of food (e.g., USA and Canada).
Chia-Yu Hsu +7 more
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Proceedings, 2023 Introduction: Fortification is the practice of deliberately increasing the content of one or more micronutrients i.e., vitamins and minerals in a food or condiment to improve the nutritional quality of the food supply and provide a public health benefit
Wardah Nisar +4 more
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Proceedings of the 28th ACM International Conference on Multimedia
(MM '20), October 12--16, 2020, Seattle, WA, USA, 2020 Food is central to life. Food provides us with energy and foundational building blocks for our body and is also a major source of joy and new experiences. A significant part of the overall economy is related to food. Food science, distribution, processing, and consumption have been addressed by different communities using silos of computational ...
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Foods, 2023 Anthocyanins reduce starch digestibility via carbohydrase-inhibitory pathways, but food matrix effects during digestion may also influence its enzymatic function.
Sean Jun Leong Ou +2 more
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