by Anthony | Oct 5, 2020 | Allgemein, Blog, Company News, Food Fortification, Food Quality and Safety, Food Testing
DOWNLOAD WHITEPAPER HERE SEPTEMBER 2020 Wheat, maize, and rice are the most widely consumed grains around the world, present in about 95% of all diets. However, modern processing of these grains removes most of the bran and germ, the parts of the grains that are...
by Anthony | Feb 28, 2020 | Allgemein, Blog, Company News, Food Fortification, Nutritional Status, Personalized Nutrition
February 2020 We continue with our “Learn About Your Vitamins and Minerals” series by putting the spotlight on vitamin A and iron. Let’s dig in by first talking about vitamin A! Vitamin A is a group name of fat-soluble vitamins which are vital for reproduction,...
by Corey Luthringer | Dec 1, 2019 | Allgemein, Blog, Company News, Food Fortification, Food Quality and Safety, Food Testing
November 2019 Following from a Changing Markets study and campaign which found that very few of Mexico’s wheat and maize flours were being fortified according to standard, BioAnalyt and Changing Markets partnered to provide Mexico’s Food Control Agency,...
by Anna Zhenchuk | Oct 17, 2019 | Allgemein, Blog, Company News, Food Fortification, Food Testing
October 2019 DOWNLOAD APPLICATION PAPER HERE Bouillon Cubes are popular and inexpensive seasoning ingredients with wide usage across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. In Nigeria alone, over 100 million bouillon cubes are sold per day and recent studies indicate that...
by Anna Zhenchuk | Jul 31, 2019 | Allgemein, Blog, Company News, Food Fortification, Food Quality and Safety, Food Testing
July 2019 DOWNLOAD APPLICATION PAPER Rice Fortification Over 3.5 billion people across Asia, Africa, and Latin America depend on rice for up to 20% of their daily calories. This rice, however, is most often polished to remove the outer bran layer, depriving it of its...
by Anna Zhenchuk | Jul 31, 2019 | Allgemein, Blog, Food Fortification, Food Quality and Safety, Food Testing
July 2019 DOWNLOAD APPLICATION PAPER An estimated 1 billion people, including 35 million babies, do not consume sufficient amounts of iodine. Almost 18 million of these babies are mentally impaired as a consequence. Nearly 2 billion people suffer from anemia, over...
by Anna Zhenchuk | Feb 25, 2019 | Allgemein, Blog, Company News, Food Fortification, Food Testing
More than a third of the global population are affected by iodine and iron deficiencies, and this poses a serious public health risk. For decades salt has been successfully fortified with iodine in many countries worldwide. Salt is an ideal food matrix for...
by Anna Zhenchuk | Aug 27, 2018 | Company News, Food Fortification
Maize is the most popular staple food in Tanzania. It is also an excellent vehicle to deliver vital micronutrients to vulnerable populations. Sanku has undertaken this challenge and is today providing fortification technology and support to over 100 maize millers in...
by Anna Zhenchuk | Jul 14, 2017 | Food Fortification
Published on 14th July 2017 In efforts to reduce iron deficiency in populations, governments are increasingly choosing iron sodium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (NaFeEDTA) as the form of iron to be added to wheat and maize flour (1). This form of iron is highly...
by Anna Zhenchuk | Mar 16, 2016 | Food Fortification
By Dr. Anna Zhenchuk, published on 16th March 2016 Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anemia and most widespread nutritional disorder, affecting about 1.6 billion people globally, predominantly preschool...