Rich in vitamins: flour for the world

In many countries women and children, especially, suffer from severe deficiency symptoms caused by an inadequate supply of vitamins and minerals. In particular they lack iron, folate and other micro-nutrients. This can be counteracted effectively by fortifying staple foods such as flour.

Flour fortification has become an important topic in the milling industry in recent years. Whereas few countries considered fortifying wheat flour with iron and vitamins just a few years ago, this method has now established itself in over 50 countries at the initiative of the WHO. Mühlenchemie has made a close study of this subject and developed premixes for enriching flour with vitamins and minerals to meet the specific requirements of different countries.

In this way Mühlenchemie makes a valuable contribution to maintaining the health of women and children in countries where an adequate supply of essential nutrients cannot be taken for granted.

Fortification of flour with vitamin and mineral premixes saves lives.

As a leading company in the field of flour enrichment, Mühlenchemie supports the FFI – Flour Fortification Initiative. This international alliance of universities, public institutions and private enterprise seeks to combat vitamin and mineral deficiency in the developing and newly industrialized countries. Its objective is to save lives and promote health. And Mühlenchemie is committed to this goal too.

You will find more information on the initiative and current projects at: http://www.sph.emory.edu/wheatflour (External link in new window)

Volkmar Wywiol in the FFI Global Update (PDF 1,6 MB)
More on the subject of Mühlenchemie’s social commitment.

Active Substance	Product	Country	M, V, P¹⁾	Dosage (g/t fl our)	Vitamin and Mineral Mixtures
Vitamin and Mineral Premixes * Africa
Vitamin and mineral premixes	ELCOvit 2017 N1	Nigeria	M	250	Vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, folate, iron
	ELCOvit 2027	Morocco	M	90	Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, folate, iron
	ELCOvit 2227	Morocco	M	120	Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, folate, iron
	ELCOvit 2049 E	Côte d‘Ivoire	M	100	Iron and folate
	ELCOvit 2076	South Africa	M	200	Vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, niacin, folate, iron, zinc
	ELCOvit 2077	South Africa	M	200
	ELCOvit 2159 GH	Ghana	M	350	Vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, folate, vitamin B12, ferrous fumarate, zinc
	ELCOvit 2310	Sudan	P	200	Ferrous sulphate and folate
	ELCOvit 2475	Congo	V	250	Iron (ferrous sulphate or fumarate) and folate
	ELCOvit 2654	Uganda	M	350	Vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, niacin, folate, ferrous fumarate, zinc
	ELCOvit 2639	Egypt	P	200	Ferrous sulphate and folate
	ELCOvit 2699	Zambia	M	200	Vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, niacin, folate, sodium iron EDTA, zinc
Middle East
Active Substance	Product	Country	M, V, P¹⁾	Dosage (g/t fl our)	Vitamin and Mineral Mixtures
Vitamin and mineral premixes	ELCOvit 2049 E	Yemen, Bahrain, Qatar	M	100	Iron and folate
Vitamin and mineral premixes	ELCOvit 2339	Jordan	M	250	Vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, niacin, folate, ferrous sulphate, zinc
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Active Substance	Product	Country	M, V, P¹⁾	Dosage (g/t fl our)	Vitamin and Mineral Mixtures
Vitamin and mineral premixes	ELCOvit 2062	China	P	150	Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, folate, iron, zinc
	ELCOvit 2484	Taiwan	V	250	Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, niacin, folate, iron, zinc
	ELCOvit IN	India	P	600	Vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, folate, vitamin B12, iron (ferrous fumarate or EDTA), zinc
	ELCOvit 28051	India	P	500	Vitamin A, folate, iron (ferrous fumarate or EDTA)
	ELCOvit PK	Pakistan	P	102,5	Sodium iron EDTA, folate
	ELCOvit 2033	Indonesia	M	150	Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, folate, iron, zinc
	ELCOvit SR 2		M	150
	ELCOvit SNI		M	110
	ELCOvit BD 2	Bangladesh	V	490	Vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, folate, calcium, ferrous fumarate, zinc
	ELCOvit 2270	Vietnam	V, P	150	Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, folate, iron, zinc
	ELCOvit 28213	Malaysia	V, P	300	Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, folate, ferrous fumarate, zinc
	ELCOvit A 250	Philippines	M	60	Vitamin A, encapsulated
	EMCEferro			200 – 300	Iron (EDTA, ferrous sulphate, ferrous fumarate
Central Asia
Active Substance	Product	Country	M, V, P¹⁾	Dosage (g/t fl our)	Vitamin and Mineral Mixtures
Vitamin and mineral premixes	ELCOvit 2281	Uzbekistan	P	150	Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, folate, iron, zinc
	ELCOvit 28190	Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan	V, P	150	Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, folate, iron, zinc
	ELCOvit 2689	Georgia	P	100	Folate, iron
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Active Substance	Product	Country	M, V, P¹⁾	Dosage (g/t fl our)	Vitamin and Mineral Mixtures
Vitamin and mineral premixes	ELCOvit 2034 EF	Central America	M	260	Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, folate, ferrous fumarate
	ELCOvit 2015	Venzuela	M	100	Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, ferrous fumarate
	ELCOvit 2028	Ecuador	M	170	Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, folate, iron
	ELCOvit 2035 RCH	Chile	M	200	Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Niacin, Folsäure, Eisensulfat
	ELCOvit 2045	Argentinia	M	130	Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, folate, ferrous sulphate
	ELCOvit Bol-1	Bolivia	M	120	Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, folate, iron
	ELCOvit 2058 EF	Peru	M	260	Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, folate, ferrous fumarate
	ELCOvit 2080	Paraguay	M	200	Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, folate, ferrous sulphate
	ELCOvit 3014	Colombia	M	240	Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, folate, ferrous fumarate
	ELCOvit 3034	Dominican Republic	M	120	Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, folate, iron
	ELCOvit 4100	Mexico	M	280	Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, folate, iron (ferrous fumarate or sulphate), zinc
	ELCOvit 2039	USA	M	156	Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, folate, iron
* This is only a selection from our wide range of flour fortification products. ¹⁾ M = Mandatory, V = Voluntary, P = Proposed Mandatory or Pilot Project

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Rich in vitamins: flour for the world

Fortification of flour with vitamin and mineral premixes saves lives.

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