Fortified rice

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) defines fortification as “deliberately increasing the content of essential micronutrients in a food so as to improve the nutritional quality of food and to provide public health benefits with minimal risk to health”.

Various technologies are available to add micronutrients to regular rice, such as coating, dusting, and ‘extrusion’.

• fortified rice kernels (FRKs)
• FRK has a shelf life of at least 12 months

Fortified rice will be packed in jute bags with the logo (‘+F’) and the line “Fortified with Iron, Folic Acid, and Vitamin B12”.

various government schemes

• public distribution system (PDS)
• midday meals in schools

Source:

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/what-is-fortified-rice-how-is-it-prepared-7860432/

PYQs

1."System of Rice Intensification" of cultivation, in which alternate wetting and drying of rice fields is practiced, results in: [CSE 2022]

 1. Reduced seed requirement

 2. Reduced methane production 

3. Reduced electricity consumption 

 Select the correct answer using the code given below : 

(a) 1 and 2 only 

(b) 2 and 3 only 

(c) 1 and 3 only 

(d) 1, 2 and 3 

2. Among the following crops, which one is the most important anthropogenic source of both methane and nitrous oxide? 

(a) Cotton 

(b) Rice 

(c) Sugarcane

(d) Wheat

ANS:

1. [D]

2. [B]