What Is Fortified Rice Know How It Will Help To Fight Malnutrition In India – Amar Ujala Hindi News Live

By Cross Talk India Team On Oct 16, 2024

Fortified Rice: Even today many people in the country are living below the poverty line. Due to lack of money, these people are able to arrange for two meals a day with great difficulty. Due to this, these people are not able to get the necessary vitamins and nutrients from their food. Due to lack of essential nutrients, it has a negative impact on their health and body. Apart from this, due to lack of proper food, children’s physical development also does not take place properly. They become malnourished.

In view of this problem, the Government of India has approved the proposal to distribute fortified rice under the Garib Kalyan Yojana by the year 2028. Many people have a question that is this fortified rice? How will these help in eliminating malnutrition and supplying essential nutrients in the diet? Let us know about it in detail –

What is fortified rice?

Fortified rice is also made like ordinary rice. However, the only difference between ordinary rice and fortified rice is that the nutrients in it are enhanced by artificial means.

Eating this rice not only improves physical health. Apart from this, metabolism rate increases and the body also becomes more active. Our country produces 20 percent of the world’s rice.