Fortified kernel

  • Implementation
  • Planning
  • Fortification

Definition

Fortified rice-shaped kernels containing the fortificant premix (extrusion) or whole rice kernels coated with a fortificant premix (coating). Fortified kernels are blended with non-fortified rice in a ratio between 0.5 and 2% to produce fortified rice.

https://www.gainhealth.org/resources/reports-and-publications/rice-fortification-toolkit-technical-manual

References

PATH and GAIN (2015). Rice fortification toolkit: technical manual.