fortification

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While they are often described as providing "empty calories," the study found they can meet micronutrient needs, largely because of vitamin fortification.

From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2026

He promised himself a good meal that night, fortification to complete a job only half done.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2024

Three years after the voluntary fortification was introduced, researchers harnessed social media to help survey masa products on shelves across the nation, running a #FindFolicAcid scavenger hunt.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

He seems enamored of the myth of Masada, the ancient fortification in southern Israel, where, in the 1st century A.D., almost 1,000 rebels battled off Roman invaders.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2024

Scared, the Pilgrims hauled five small cannons from the Mayflower and emplaced them in a defensive fortification.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann