3 Fortification Articles Published in Nutrients Supplement

Recent studies published in Nutrients by FFI researchers highlight the effectiveness of large-scale food fortification systems to help reduce anemia and neural tube defects and increase nutrient intake worldwide. The articles emphasize the importance of addressing quality and compliance gaps to ensure that correct amounts of key nutrients are being delivered.

Researchers identified 18 countries that would have the greatest potential for implementing large-scale wheat flour or rice fortification systems.

Kancherla, V., Chadha, M., Rowe, L., Thompson, A., Jain, S., Walters, D., Martinez, H., (2021). "Reducing the Burden of Anemia and Neural Tube Defects in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Analysis to Identify Countries with an Immediate Potential to Benefit from Large-Scale Mandatory Fortification of Wheat Flour and Rice." Nutrients 13(1): 244. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13010244

Researchers analyzed the potential nutrient contribution of fortified maize flour, oil, rice, salt, and wheat flour in 153 countries using current data on industrial processing and fortification compliance.

Pachón, H., et al. (2021). "The Potential Contribution of Fortified Maize Flour, Oil, Rice, Salt, and Wheat Flour to Estimated Average Requirements and Tolerable Upper Intake Levels for 15 Nutrients in 153 Countries." Nutrients 13(2): 579. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13020579

National compliance data is a necessary component of effective fortification programs to help determine whether the correct amounts of nutrients are being delivered.

Rowe, L. (2020). "Addressing the Fortification Quality Gap: A Proposed Way Forward." Nutrients 12(12): 3899. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12123899