ANSWER
According to Twelfth Schedule of Food Regulations 1985, permitted added nutrients for flour fortification in Malaysia are shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Added nutrients for flour fortification in Malaysia
| Added Nutrient | (1) | Food | Flour (Wheat) |
| (2) | Vitamin A, Vitamin A alcohol and esters, carotenes (I.U. of Vitamin A)* | 1000 | |
| (3) | Vitamin B1, thiamine, thiamine hydrochloride, thiamine mononirate (milligrams of thiamine) | 0.42 | |
| (4) | Vitamin B2, riboflavin (milligrams of riboflavin) | 0.67 | |
| (5) | Vitamin B6, pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine (milligrams of pyridoxamine) | 0.83 | |
| (6) | Biotin (micrograms of biotin) | 85 | |
| (7) | Pantothenic acid, pantothenyl alcohol (milligrams of pantothenic acid) | 2.92 | |
| (8) | Niacin, niacinamide, nicotinic acid, nicotinamide (milligrams of niacin) | 4.6 | |
| (9) | Vitamin C, ascorbic acid (milligrams of ascorbic acid) | 13 | |
| (10) | Vitamin D, vitamin D2, vitamin D3 of (I.U. of vitamin D)* | 167 | |
| (11) | Vitamin E, alphatocopherol (I.U. of vitamin E)* | 8.3 | |
| (12) | Calcium (milligram of calcium) | 290 | |
| (13) | Iodine (micrograms of iodine) | 40 | |
| (14) | Iron (milligram of iron) | 4.2 | |
| (15) | Phosphorus (milligram of phosphorus) | 290 | |
| (16) | Folic acid ( micrograms of folic acid) | 16 | |
| (17) | Vitamin B12 (micrograms of vitamin B12) | 0.6 |
NOTE: Columns where the symbol “*” appear means that the substance may be expressed in milligrams or micrograms using the following conversion factors:
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In column (2) 1 I.U. Vitamin A is equivalent to 0.3 micrograms of Vitamin A alcohol (retinol);
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In column (10) 1 I.U. Vitamin D is equivalent to 0.025 micrograms of Vitamin D2/ Vitamin D3; and
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In column (11) 1 I.U. Vitamin E is equivalent to a milligram dl-alphatocopheryl acetate.
Reference
Ministry of Health Malaysia. (2017). Food Regulations 1985. Twelfth Schedule.
