Abstract

NUTRACEUTICAL FORTIFIED WITH VITAMINS: REGULATION IN INDIA

Maurya Pritikumari Radheshyam* and R. H. Parikh

ABSTRACT

India has a high prevalence of micronutrient deficiency-related health risks, which can be improved by food fortification. Identify and analyse single or multiple micronutrient (MMN) food-fortification studies for their efficacy and effectiveness in India. Fortification can be used to correct or prevent widespread nutrient intake shortfalls and associated deficiencies, to balance the total nutrient profile of a diet, restore nutrients lost in processing, or to appeal to consumers looking to supplement their diet. Fortification has been effective at reducing the risk of nutrient deficiency diseases such as beriberi, goiter, pellagra, and rickets. Large scale interventions through fortification of foods and supplementation of micronutrients to circumvent the devastating consequences of micronutrient deficiencies are showing a great progress by reducing the number of morbidity and mortality attributed to them. At international scale, fortification of salt with iodine, iron and vitamin A supplementation to the most risky and vulnerable groups is considered the most successful micronutrient interventions.

Keywords: Nutrition, Nutraceutical, Vitamins, Fortified food Regulation.