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What does enriched versus fortified mean?



A food is enriched if the nutrients lost during refining or packaging has been replaced. An example is bread that is enriched to replace nutrients lost when the flour is refined. A food is fortified if its existing nutrient content is increased. An example is orange juice with added calcium.