biofortifiedadj.
/ˌbʌɪə(ʊ)ˈfɔːtᵻfʌɪd/, U.S. /ˌbaɪoʊˈfɔrdəˌfaɪd/ 1. Designating waste from the brewing industry that has been enriched with protein of animal origin, typically used as chicken feed. rare.
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1951 R. J. Muckenhim & R. D. Powers What's New in Farm Sci.: Ann. Rep. Pt. 2 (Bull. Univ. Wiscon. Agric. Exper. Station No. 492) 44/1 Biofortified distillers solubles can supply some of the factors needed for hatchability, according to feeding trials at the Experiment Station.
2. Designating a food crop having increased nutrient levels due to selective breeding, genetic modification, or the use of enriched fertilizers.
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2001 CGIAR News Dec. 2/2 Up to three of these programs will be shortlisted for approval by the Group:..Harnessing Agricultural Technology to Improve the Health of the Poor: Biofortified Crops to Combat Micronutrient Deficiency.
2003 New Scientist 18 Oct. 6/2 It will develop ‘bio-fortified’ crops such as iron-rich rice, wheat rich in zinc and sweet potato flush with vitamin A, and scour the world's seed banks for nutrient-rich varieties of other staples.
2014 Biofortification Progress Briefs Aug. in www.harvestplus.org (accessed 4 Sept. 2018) 41 Rosado et al. carried out a trial comparing zinc absorption from biofortified versus conventional wheat as 95 and 80 percent extraction flours.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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