Food Fortification: A New Way To Fight Hidden Hunger by Colleen Fleiss on March 16, 2021 at 11:14 PM Micronutrients mixed with staple foods like rice, oil, wheat, or maize flour, as well as condiments like salt, for a very low cost, can be a potent way to fight hidden hunger, said experts in a recent webinar. Two billion people suffer from vitamin and mineral deficiencies, said the panel in the webinar organised by Hexagon Nutrition and ASSOCHAM. Food fortification is a low-cost breakthrough with long-term social and economic benefits. As part of broader national efforts to combat chronic under nutrition, food fortification is one of the most cost-effective and reliable investment opportunities, said the experts.