European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Foodfortification is the process of adding micronutrients (essential trace elements and vitamins) infood. As defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations(FAO), fortification refers to "the practice of deliberately increasing the content of an essential micronutrient, i.e. vitamins and minerals (including trace elements) in a food, so as to improve the nutritional quality of the food supply and to provide a public health benefit with minimal risk to health", whereas enrichment is defined as "synonymous with fortification and refers to the addition of micronutrients to a food which are lost during processing". Foods based on fruits and…