The dairy industry in India has progressed from a situation of scarcity to that of plenty.ĭuring 1980s, the Department of Food, Government of India introduced a scheme of fortifying milk with vitamin A at 2000IU/L for toned/double toned milk to prevent night blindness. India is the largest producer of milk in the world with 146.3 million tonnes of production and per capita availability of 322 grams per day. Since milk is consumed by all population groups, fortification of milk with certain micronutrients is a good strategy to address micronutrient malnutrition. A Recent National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau (NNMB) survey and a Report of the expert group of ICMR in 2012 has stated that India has very high burden of Vitamin A and D deficiencies, amongst both young children and adults particularly in urban areas are physically less active and have a very limited exposure to sunlight. It is called replenishment as the nutrients lost during processing are added back.įortification of milk with Vitamin A and Vitamin D is required in India because of the widespread deficiencies present in the population. Many countries have a mandatory provision to add back the vitamins removed as it is easily doable. Vitamins A and D are lost when milk fat is removed during processing. Milk is a rich source of high quality protein, calcium and of fat-soluble vitamins A and D.
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