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The practice of improving the nutritional quality of the food by increasing the content of essential nutrients in the food to improve public health is called fortification. It may be related with protein, oil, vitamin, micronutrient, or mineral content and quality.
The process by which the nutritional quality of the food crops is improved is called biofortification. It increases the nutrient levels during the plant growth in a crop through agronomic practices, modern biotechnology, conventional plant breeding, etc.
Examples-
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Please refer the solution below for the said query
The practice of improving the nutritional quality of the food by increasing the content of essential nutrients in the food to improve public health is called fortification. It may be related with protein, oil, vitamin, micronutrient, or mineral content and quality.
The process by which the nutritional quality of the food crops is improved is called biofortification. It increases the nutrient levels during the plant growth in a crop through agronomic practices, modern biotechnology, conventional plant breeding, etc.
Examples-
- iron-biofortification of rice, cassava, beans, sweet potato, and legumes.
- Provitamin A carotenoid-biofortification of maize, sweet potato, and cassava.
Hope this information clears your doubt about the topic.
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