Victor R. Preedy, Rajaventhan Srirajaskanthan, Vinood B. Patel, editors
Volume 1 /
New York, NY :
Humana Press,
c2013
1 online resource (xxxi, 400 p.) :
ill. (some col.)
Nutrition and health
Includes bibliographical references and index
Part I. Introductory chapters and perspectives of fortification -- The link between organizational bodies and fortification strategies and practice: the role of the flour fortification initiative -- Current mandatory fortificants in developed nations compared to developing nations -- Fortified humanitarian food-aid commodities -- Middle east perspectives of food fortification: implementation dynamics and policy factors -- Food fortification policy in Canada -- Part II. Iron fortification -- Iron fortification of milk and dairy products -- Ferric pyrophosphate as an alternative iron source for food fortification -- Iron- and zinc-fortified parboiled rice -- - Millet flours as a vehicle for fortification with iron and zinc -- Iron-fortified drinking water -- Heme iron as source of iron in food fortification -- Part III. Fortified foods and beverages -- Fortification of corn flour-derived products -- Fortified margarine and fat spreads -- Commercial conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) fortified dairy products -- Calcium-fortified soymilk -- The stability of water-soluble vitamins and issues in the fortification of foods -- Fortification of milk with mineral elements -- Iodine nutrition: salt fortification with iodine -- Iodine fortification and hyperthyroidism -- Lentils (Lens culinaris L.) as a source of dietary selenium -- Tocotrienol fortification in eggs -- Vitamin A fortification of cooking oils -- Part IV. Biofortification: biological modes of enhancing nutrient intake -- Iron and zinc enhancement in rice endosperm by targeted and synergistic action of genes -- Novel fortification strategies for staple gluten-free products -- Biofortified rice to fight folate deficiency -- Transgenic multivitamin biofortified corn: science, regulation, and politics -- Selenium biofortified wheat -- Market potential of folated biofortified rice in China -- Biofortified crops with a visible trait: the example of oranges-fleshed sweet potatoe in Sub-Saharan Africa