Rice: a potential vehicle for micronutrient fortification

Instant Noodles: A Potential Vehicle for Micronutrient Fortification

Instant noodles appear to have originated in Japan in the 1950s and, today, are produced in over 80 countries worldwide. In 2001, over 1 million MT of instant noodles were produced in China, about 700,000 MT in both Japan and Indonesia, 270,000 MT in South Korea, 200,000 MT in Vietnam, 80,000 MT in Thailand, 50,000 MT in Taiwan, and 40,000 MT in the Philippines. Convenience and affordability ar...

Street Foods in Developing Countries: the Potential for Micronutrient Fortification

Micronutrient Fortification of Food: Issues for Asia.

More than 2 billion individuals globally suffer some degree of deficiency of one or more micronutrients, with the largest numbers in Africa and Asia. Fortification of foods with vitamins and minerals is a proven public health intervention. In Asia, salt iodization, fortified flour and condiments such as fish sauce and soy sauce are reaching hundreds of millions. However, many individuals still ...

Communicating the benefits of micronutrient fortification.

Food fortification offers an affordable, convenient, and effective mechanism to improve the nutrition status of large segments of a population. However, the success of fortification has been less than public-health professionals and private-sector companies alike have hoped for, though often for different reasons. As new opportunities are available, success will be dictated by the ability of pu...

Micronutrient fortification for countries in Western Pacific Region

This report presents the available evidence on the magnitude of micronutrient deficiencies in countries in the Western Pacific Region (WPR), identifies nutrient inadequacies per capita per day based on 1999 Food Balance Sheet data and the steps required to alleviate these inadequacies through micronutrient fortification of food. Suitable food vehicles for fortification within each country are a...