Table 2 Fractional iron absorption (FIA) (n = 22) from: (1) FeSO4, FePP and Fe-PA-HCP fortified reconstituted bouillon; and (2) FeSO4, FePP and Fe-PA-HCP fortified reconstituted bouillon co-ingested with an inhibitory meal rich in phytatea.

From: Iron bioavailability from bouillon fortified with a novel ferric phytate compound: a stable iron isotope study in healthy women (part II)

(%)

 

Bouillon

Bouillon + inhibitory meal

geo-mean

95% CI (%)

geo-mean

95% CI (%)

FIA

FeSO4

24.6

17.7

34.4

3.6

2.6

5.0

FePP

1.7

1.2

2.4

0.3

0.2

0.4

Fe-PA-HCP

4.1

3.0

5.7

1.5

1.1

2.1

  1. aValues are geometric means and 95% confidence intervals. The differences in log-transformed FIA between the six meals were evaluated using mixed model analysis. All FIAs are statistically significantly different (P < 0.001) from zero.
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