Table 4 In vitro fractional bioaccessibility (IVFBA) from: (1) FeSO4, FePP and Fe-PA-HCP fortified reconstituted bouillon; and (2) FeSO4, FePP and Fe-PA-HCP fortified reconstituted bouillon when co-ingested with an inhibitory meal, calculated based on ferritin formation in the Caco-2 cellsa.

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 (%)

IVFBA

FeSO4

9.6

9.0

10.3

1.8

1.5

2.0

FePP

1.5

1.4

1.7

0.9

0.7

1.1

Fe-PA-HCP

3.0

2.5

3.5

1.2

1.1

1.4

  1. aValues are geometric means and 95% confidence intervals. The differences in log-transformed IVFBA between the six meals were evaluated using robust ANOVA. All IVFBAs are statistically significantly different (P < 0.001) from zero.
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