Fortified Rice & Its Benefits | modern agriculture | farming | crops of India

Generally fortification is a process of adding FRK (Fortified Rice Kernels) containing FSSAI prescribed micronutrients like Iron, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 to normal Rice (Milled Rice) in the ratio of 1:100 (Mixing 1 Kg of FRK with 100 Kg milled rice). Is fortified rice good for health? According to the Food Safety Regulator of India FSSAI, fortified rice increases the amount of nutrients in the food and maintains our good health. In simple language, fortified rice means nutritious minerals riched rice. Who can eat the fortified rice? In some states, anaemia has gone up in the past few years, with great concern, and 35-40% of anaemia cases can actually benefit from consuming iron-fortified rice, which contains iron like essential mineral. Why should we consume fortified rice - Fortification of rice, which makes it more nutritious by adding much vitamins and minerals, many of which are lost during the milling and polishing process of rice. This essential crop can be fortified using dusting, coating or extrusion technology for ultimate wellness. Ingredients of the fortified rice - Under the food Ministry's guidelines, 10 g of FRK must be mixed with 1 kg of normal rice. According to FSSAI norms, 1 kg of fortified rice will contain the following: iron (28 mg-42.5 mg), folic acid (75-125 microgram), and vitamin B-12 (0.75-1.25 microgram), so science says that it is really healthy. This rice produced by dusting cannot be washed or cooked in excess of water. How can we identify? In this time rice is fortified using three technologies in our country — coating, dusting and extrusion. Coating: The addition of nutrients to the foodgrain is mixed with wax or gum. This mixture is sprayed on and blended with the polished rice in a 1:100 ratio by a maestro. Is basmati rice fortified? Basically basmati rice is fortified with essential nutrients, added while processing to hike the nutritional profile. Enriched with much vital nutrients such as iron, folic acid, thiamine, and niacin. "Basmati chal" helps you to meet the important vitamins and minerals.