Seeking to address the problem of anaemia in India, scientists of department of biotechnology (DBT) have developed an innovative way to fortify rice with iron which can be mixed with normal rice and consumed without compromising on its flavour.
The fortified rice, manufactured using broken rice kernel through the DBT's technology, matches the normal rice kernel in shape, size and sheen. It provides 50% of recommended daily allowance (RDA) of iron to children when mixed with normal rice in the ratio of 1:100.
This will give a big boost to the anaemia control programme of the government, special in the rural area where very many women are found anaemic.
Read this full news in the report of Vishwa Mohan published in TOI.....
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Times of India
