List Of Fortified Foods In South Africa

Fortified foods are those that have nutrients added to them that don’t naturally occur in the food. These foods are meant to improve nutrition.

Find below are the list of Fortified Foods In South Africa

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Nestle

Address: Falcon Industrial Park, New Germany, 3610
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 5PM

Coats SA (Pty) Ltd

Address: 107 Escom Rd, The Wolds, New Germany, 3610
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 4:30PM
Phone: 081 576 9592

Clover S.A. (Pty) Ltd

Address: 47 Oppenheimer St, Pinetown, New Germany, 3610
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 5PM
Phone: 031 719 3111

What are some examples of fortified foods?

Common Fortified Foods

Breakfast cereals.

Bread.

Eggs.

Fruit juice.

Soy milk and other milk alternatives.

Milk.

Yogurt.

Salt.

Is milk in South Africa fortified?

Dairy products are good for you

South African milk is generally not fortified with Vitamin D. Consuming dairy products is also associated with a reduced risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure in adults.

What foods are fortified with vitamins?

Foods such as edible oils and fats, cereal grains, condiments, refined sugar and milk have been successfully fortified with vitamin A and studies have shown that consumption of vitamin A-fortified foods can improve vitamin A status.

What is a good fortified breakfast cereal?

Healthy Fortified Cereals

Total Whole Grain Breakfast Cereal ($21.99 per 2-pack on Amazon)

Post Great Grains ($23.99 per 12-pack on Amazon)

Kashi GO (24.49 per 3-pack on Amazon)

Special K Original ($2.92 per box on Amazon)

Special K Nourish ($3.99 per box on Amazon)

Cheerios Original ($4.04 per box on Amazon)

Is rice fortified with B12?


Fortification means increasing rice’s content of essential micronutrients, especially iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid, which together prevent anemia. This move, however, is not the end of anemia in the country.

Is bread fortified?

Some foods are fortified by law (e.g. white bread), others voluntarily (e.g. breakfast cereals, fat spreads).

Is cake flour fortified in South Africa?

Oil and cake flour are not mandatorily fortified therefore nutrient content was not analyzed. In Gauteng, among wheat bread samples, 4% were unfortified, 12% were inadequately fortified, 22% were adequately fortified and 62% were fortified above requirements.

What is the healthiest breakfast cereal in South Africa?


Those of the sample which “passed” are ProNutro Chocolate, Futurelife Chocolate, Weet-Bix, Jungle Oats, Corn Flakes, Kellogg’s Special K, Jungle Crunchalots, Milo Cereal and Honey Cheerios. Best of the sample was Jungle Oats, followed by Weet-bix, Crunchalots and Special K.