Micronutrient Fortification Process and its Uses

摘要

A first aspect of the invention relates to a mineral-protein complex (Complex 1), the complex including a mineral and a protein characterised in that the protein is derived from a milk source and wherein the milk source has a ratio of protein to calcium is equal to or above 45:1, and wherein the mineral-protein complex includes over 1% w/w bound mineral. A second aspect of the invention relates to a mineral-protein complex (Complex II), the complex including an exogenously added mineral and a protein, wherein the mineral-protein complex is soluble in a solution at a physiological pH between 6.6 and 6.9 characterised in that the complex includes exogenous phosphorus. Also encompassed within the invention are methods of manufacture of the complex and resulting products, and use in the preparation of fortified products.