Publications by authors named "Florencia C Vasta"
Food fortification (i.e., industrial fortification and biofortification) increases the micronutrient content of foods to improve population nutrition.
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- Food fortification aims to enhance diet quality by adding essential nutrients to commonly consumed foods like maize flour, rice, salt, oil, and wheat flour across 153 countries.
- The research evaluated two scenarios: a maximum scenario (assuming full industrial processing and fortification) and a realistic scenario (considering actual processing levels), noting different potentials for nutrient contributions.
- In the maximum scenario, up to 75% of nutrient needs were met for various vitamins and minerals, while in the realistic scenario, iodine needs were exceeded while other nutrients remained below 35%, with no country exceeding safe intake limits for any nutrient.
Large-scale food fortification (LSFF) is a cost-effective intervention that is widely implemented, but there is scope to further increase its potential. To identify gaps and opportunities, we first accessed the Global Fortification Data Exchange (GFDx) to identify countries that could benefit from new fortification programs. Second, we aggregated Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit (FACT) survey data from 16 countries to ascertain LSFF coverage and gaps therein.
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