Question

When vitamins and/or minerals are added to a food product in amounts in excess of at least 10% above that originally present in the product, the food is designated as ________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Fortified

Explanation:

A fortified food is a food to which nutrients have been included into that ordinarily do not contain such nutrients. The inclusion of the additional nutrient is to provide improved nutrition as well as to meet dietary needs. Food drink such as milk products usually contain added vitamin D, which serves as a fortification. Produced fruit juices can sometimes be found fortified with vitamin D.