How are foods fortified? Are nutrients added or is the food modified in some other way to increase its vitamin/mineral content?
Foods are generally fortified by the addition of acceptable purified forms of vitamin and mineral nutrients directly to the food. The acceptable vitamin and mineral nutrient forms may be man-made or derived from naturally occurring products. Adding certain nutrients may affect the taste or colour of the food, but do not otherwise change the components of the food in any other respect.
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