angereicherte

Angereicherte is the declined adjective form of the past participle of the verb anreichern, meaning “enriched.” It is used in German to indicate that something has received additional components, nutrients, information, or value. The word appears across several domains, where the sense of addition is central: materials, foods, data, and more.

In nuclear science and related fields, angereicherte refers to isotopes whose concentration has been increased relative to a natural state, most commonly describing enriched uranium. Enrichment is achieved by separation techniques that raise the proportion of a specific isotope; discussions emphasize safety, regulation, and nonproliferation rather than technical procedures.

In nutrition and consumer products, angereicherte Lebensmittel are foods fortified with vitamins or minerals. Examples include vitamin D-enriched milk or iodized salt. The term is common in labeling and dietary guidelines and is regulated to ensure accurate claims.

In data processing and information science, angereicherte Daten describes datasets augmented with additional attributes or metadata to improve analysis, machine learning, or decision making.

Grammatical note: as an attributive adjective, angereicherte agrees with the noun in gender and number (e.g., angereicherte Substanz, angereicherter Stoff, angereichertes Material).