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Descriptor English: Food, Fortified
Descriptor Spanish: Alimentos Fortificados
Descriptor alimentos fortificados
Entry term(s) alimentos enriquecidos
alimentos reforzados
alimentos suplementados
Scope note: Cualquier alimento que se haya complementado con NUTRIENTES esenciales que no están presentes en el alimento o en cantidades superiores a las habituales. También se incluyen alimentos enriquecidos a los que se han añadido varios nutrientes para compensar los nutrientes esenciales eliminados en el refinado o procesamiento. (Traducción libre del original: Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992).
Descriptor Portuguese: Alimentos Fortificados
Descriptor French: Aliment enrichi
Entry term(s): Enriched Food
Enriched Foods
Food, Enriched
Food, Supplemented
Foods, Enriched
Foods, Fortified
Foods, Supplemented
Fortified Food
Fortified Foods
Supplemented Food
Supplemented Foods
Tree number(s): G07.203.300.515
J02.500.515
SP6.090.324.215.113
VS2.001.001.003.006
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005527
Scope note: Any food that has been supplemented with essential NUTRIENTS either in quantities that are greater than those normally present, or which are not found in the food typically. Fortified food also includes food enriched by adding various nutrients to compensate for those removed by refinement or processing. (Modified from Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992).
Annotation: coordinate IM with added nutrient if relevant (IM); do not confuse with FOOD, FORMULATED or DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AN analysis
CL classification
EC economics
HI history
MI microbiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TO toxicity
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Food (1966-1969)
Public MeSH Note: 1973; for FOOD, SUPPLEMENTED see DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS 1998-2014
History Note: 1970; for FOOD, SUPPLEMENTED use DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS 1998-2014
Related: Biofortification MeSH
DeCS ID: 24450
Unique ID: D005527
NLM Classification: QU 145.5
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Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/06/09
Food, Fortified - Preferred
Concept UI M0008713
Scope note Any food that has been supplemented with essential NUTRIENTS either in quantities that are greater than those normally present, or which are not found in the food typically. Fortified food also includes food enriched by adding various nutrients to compensate for those removed by refinement or processing. (Modified from Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992).
Preferred term Food, Fortified
Entry term(s) Food, Supplemented
Foods, Fortified
Foods, Supplemented
Fortified Food
Fortified Foods
Supplemented Food
Supplemented Foods
Enriched Food - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000681737
Preferred term Enriched Food
Entry term(s) Enriched Foods
Food, Enriched
Foods, Enriched



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