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Many foods nowadays are fortified with necessary nutrients. These foods help many people get their recommended vitamins every day. Many people just don't have the time or money to have three dairy servings or five fruits and vegetables. -I hope I helped. =]

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Why are certain foods fortified?

Some foods are fortified to replace nutrients, vitamins, or minerals lost during their preparation.Many foods are fortified to increase their sales.


What is the difference between enriched and fortified?

enriched foods have nutrients added to them that were lost during processing. while, fortified foods have had nutrients added that are beyond what the foods originally contained.


What are the most highly fortified foods on the market?

milk is fortified with vitamin D


What is The most highly fortified foods on the market are?

breakfast cereals.


What contains added nutrients in amounts greater than would naturally occur in foods?

Fortified foods


What is the term used for foods that have been supplemented with vitamins?

enriched or fortified.


True or false when Enriched and fortified foods are not necessarily more nutritious than whole basic foods?

Enriched or fortified foods are processed foods. In the factory processing the nutruents have been lost. So the factory has to put them back in, thereby the advertisers 'bend' the truth, by telling you that it is fortified. It is advertising rubbish.. Go onto a totally natural diet of fresh food ; meat, fish, eggs, vegetables, fruit. maybe thre occasional drink and a little bread. You never see a fat native in the jungle, because they are on a totally natural diet, which they have to hunt/forage for.


Foods that have vitamin a?

Fish . Eggs . Liver . Oil . Fortified Dairy Products


What has the author Brian Lockwood written?

Brian Lockwood has written: 'Nutraceuticals' -- subject- s -: Diet therapy, Dietary supplements, Food, Fortified, Food-Drug Interactions, Fortified Food, Functional foods, Natural foods, Therapeutic use


What foods are iron fortified?

All green leafy vegetables,jaggary,rice,are rich sources of iron


How can the lack of vitamins or minerals affect a person?

a deficiency disease. hard to get these days with all the fortified foods.


Why women who are capable of getting pregnant should include foods fortified with and supplements of which of the following nutrients?

Folic Acid