Milk Fortification
₹600.00
Milk Fortification
The Need
India is the largest producer of milk in the world with 146.3 million tonnes of production and per capita availability of 322 GM/day.
Fortification of milk with Vitamin A and Vitamin D is required in India because of the widespread deficiencies present in the population. A National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau (NNMB) survey and a Report of the expert group of ICMR in 2012 stated that India has very high burden of Vitamin A and D deficiencies, amongst both young children and adults particularly in urban areas are physically less active and have a very limited exposure to sunlight. Also, while milk is a rich source of high quality protein, calcium and vitamins A and D. Vitamins A & D are lost when milk fat is removed during processing.
Since milk is consumed by all, its fortification with micronutrients is a good strategy to address micronutrient malnutrition.
