PATH is an international non-profit organization that aims to provide appropriate health technologies and vital strategies to global health and well-being. To bring fortification to vulnerable rice-consuming communities, PATH developed a manufactured “grain” Ultra Rice that can be mixed with rice to provide nutrients the local diet may lack.
Ultra Rice grains resemble locally milled rice grains in size, shape, and colour, but are made from rice flour, selected micronutrients, and nutrient-protecting ingredients. When blended with white rice—usually in a ratio of about 1 to 100—the result is nearly identical to unfortified rice in smell, taste, and texture. The technology is ingenious in its ability to protect micronutrients within the manufactured grain. In addition to preventing them from being rinsed away, the Ultra Rice grains preserve sensitive micronutrients from degradation during storage. Currently, there are two formulations of Ultra Rice, one fortified vitamin A, and the other fortified with iron, thiamine, folic acid, and zinc.
The Ultra Rice technology can not only be adapted to contain the nutrients a population need, but also to mimic the look of the local rice. Its versatility allows grains that look like the short-grained rice of China to carry one combination of vitamins and minerals, while grains resembling the longer, thinner rice in Brazil deliver a completely different combination of micronutrients!
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