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Glossary · Food categories
Fortified foods
Foods to which nutrients are added during processing — iron-fortified cereal, vitamin-D-fortified milk, folic-acid-fortified flour. Fortification has substantially reduced specific nutrient deficiencies in children at population scale. Not synonymous with 'ultra-processed' — fortification adds nutrition, processing changes structure.
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Miriel uses this concept across food scans, meal plans, and AI Coach responses where it is relevant to a child's profile. For the underlying clinical and scientific basis, see the research page.