Default User wrote:
> Bob (this one) wrote:
>
>>sarah bennett wrote:
>
>>>the only reason flour would need to be enriched is if it were stripped
>>>of its original nutrients (i.e. white flour-no bran).
>>
>>You're assuming that the purpose of enrichment is merely to replace that
>>which has been removed in processing. Not the case.
>
> No, she is correct.
>
>>Same issue with enriched milk (vitamins A and D) and salt (iodine) and
>>other foods that are enriched to deal with health issues that are on
>>longer issues because of the additives.
>
> Enrichment has a specific meaning, that is to replace natural
> components lost in processing. Added vitamins or minerals beyond what
> would normally be found is called "fortifying".

I stand corrected.

I went cruising the FDA and other sites and found that my notion was wrong.

Thanks.

Pastorio