Hexagon Nutrition
Hexagon Nutrition
Since 1991, Hexagon Nutrition has been a pioneer in the field of nutrition offering innovative solutions for combating malnutrition and enhancing the nutritional values of everyday foods. The company is a research-oriented organisation with diverse capabilities and a large portfolio of tested products. Micronutrient fortification plays a key role in the food industry and it is currently vital given the implications of the pandemic.
Hexagon Nutrition’s product line focuses on the needs of governments, multinational food manufacturers, and international NGOs. The company offers three major products to help combat malnutrition.
Micronutrient Premix Blends: These are customised blends of vitamins and minerals that can be added to staple food products such as flour, oil, noodles, beverages, and rice – to name a few.
Micronutrient Powders (MNPs): These are small, often one-gram, sachets of a predetermined blend of vitamins and minerals.
Ready-to-Eat Therapeutic Food (RUTF): These are packaged, readymade pastes, often produced with a peanut base and essential micronutrients.
PRODUCTS
Processed foods such as flour, dairy products, and edible oils often lose their innate micronutrients due to harsh processing conditions such as milling, mechanical agitation, high temperatures, and pressure during the manufacturing process. It is imperative that the nutrients are returned to the source. As defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), fortification refers to “the practice of deliberately increasing the content of an essential micronutrient, i.e., vitamins and minerals (including trace elements) in a food, to improve the nutritional quality of the food supply and to provide a public health benefit with minimal risk to health.” Fortification of staples and other FMCG products aims to solve this challenge. Micronutrient premixes find their use in several applications:
CERTIFICATIONS
Hexagon Nutrition is equipped with all the certifications that substantiate its credibility in both domestic and international business. Their policies and procedures ensure quality by design. Hexagon carefully oversees quality at every step, including good manufacturing practices, good hygiene practices, food safety management systems, and other policies. Its manufacturing plants have received the following certifications:
• ISO 17025:2005 (NABL)
• FSSC 22000:2013
• ISO 9001:2015
• GMP
• Halal Certification
• FSSAI
• Kosher Certification
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