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Table I. FFI estimates for 2015 and 2016 fortification programs
Wheat flour

2015

2016

Global amount available for
human consumption1

349,765,488 tonnes

354,721,259 tonnes

Amount industrially milled2

286,640,416 tonnes

250,420,980 tonnes

Total fortified
industrially milled2

80,667,513 tonnes

85,433,775 tonnes

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34.1

% of industrially milled
wheat flour that is fortified

Differences between 2016-2015

Wheat Flour

Change in amount available for
human consumption3

4,955,771 (1.4%)

Change in % of flour from
industrial mills4

-11.4%

Change in % of flour fortified4

6.0%

1
tonnes wheat equivalent; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for 2013,
the most recent year with data from most countries.
2
tonnes wheat equivalent; FFI calculations.
3
tonnes wheat equivalent; FAO data from 2011 used for the 2015 estimates; FAO data from 2013
used for the 2016 estimates.
4
FFI calculations.

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