Abstract: Food products are supplemented with food supplements comprising finely divided particles of edible, metabolizable fat carrier having mixed therein a nutrient selected from the group consisting of assimilable iron compound, vitamins, minerals and mixtures thereof. Preferably the food supplement is affixed to the food product by applying the supplement to the surface of the food product while said surface is at a temperature above the melting point of the fat carrier.

Abstract: Food supplements are prepared by mixing assimilable iron compounds, vitamins, minerals or mixtures thereof with a heated edible metabolizable fat carrier to form a homogeneous dispersion of iron compounds, vitamins, minerals, or mixtures thereof in the fat, followed by subdividing and cooling to produce a finely divided particulate composition comprising assimilable iron compounds, vitamins, minerals or mixtures thereof coated with and/or dispersed in the edible fat. The fat must be solid at room temperature, and preferably has a melting point between about 100.degree. F. and 250.degree. F.