vitaminise
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Definition
- Verb (transitive):
- To add vitamins to a substance, typically food, as a supplement or fortification. This process is done to increase the nutritional value of the item.
Usage
- The verb "vitaminise" describes the specific action of enriching a product with vitamins. It is most commonly used in contexts related to food science, nutrition, and manufacturing.
- It is a regular verb. Its principal parts are: vitaminise (base form), vitaminises (third-person singular present), vitaminised (past tense and past participle), vitaminising (present participle).
Examples
- Verb:
- The company decided to vitaminise its breakfast cereal to appeal to health-conscious consumers.
- Many countries have laws to vitaminise staple foods like flour or milk to prevent deficiencies in the population.
- This juice has been vitaminised with a blend of C and D.
Advanced Usage
- "to be vitaminised" (passive voice): Describes a product that has undergone the process of vitamin addition.
- The margarine is vitaminised to match the nutritional profile of butter.
Variants and Related Words
- Vitaminize (verb): The preferred spelling in American English. It has the same meaning and usage as "vitaminise".
- Vitaminisation / Vitaminization (noun): The process or act of adding vitamins.
- The vitaminisation of public food supplies is a common health policy.
- Fortify (verb): A broader synonym meaning to add nutrients or strengthen something. "Vitaminise" is a more specific type of fortification.
- Enrich (verb): Similar to fortify, meaning to improve the nutritional quality by adding nutrients.
Synonyms
- Fortify (with vitamins)
- Enrich (with vitamins)
- Supplement
Notes
- "Vitaminise" is a technical term primarily used in industrial, scientific, and nutritional contexts. In everyday conversation, people are more likely to say a food is "fortified with vitamins" or "vitamin-enriched."
- Do not confuse with simply vitamins. "Vitaminise" specifically refers to the them.
Verb
- add vitamins as a supplement
- vitaminized processed foods