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Social & Preventive Medicine RDA, Nutritional Requirements 523ef8c4

'Twin foified salt' contains:

A
Iodine + Fluorine
B
Iodine + Calcium
C
Iodine + Iron
D
Iodine + Chlorine
High-Yield Explanation
National Institute of Nutrition (Hyderabad) developed 'Twin Foified Salt' also known as 'Double Foified Salt' (DFS) to prevent iron & iodine deficiencies. DFS - contains Iron and Iodine contains salt, Potassium Iodinate, Ferrous sulphate and sodium hexa metaphosphate. provides 40 mcg Iodine and 1 mg Iron per gram of salt.

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