📚 Fortify, verb.
🔉 /ˈfɔːtɪfʌɪ/ 🇬🇧
❓ Definition (with object): Increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding vitamins or minerals.
❗️ Examples:
1. Most commercial brands of almond milk are fortified with vitamins A, D, B2, B12, calcium, and zinc.
2. Because many American foods are fortified with vitamin A, deficiency is very rare in individuals who do not have certain chronic intestinal illnesses.
3. The body more readily absorbs folic acid from vitamin supplements and fortified foods than folate from food.
4. Margarine is fortified with added vitamins A and D to bring their levels up to those naturally present in butter.
5. Manufacturers should lower the amount of vitamin A in multivitamin tablets and fortified foods, such as cereals, says Michaelsson.
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