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. 2023 Sep 1;2023(9):CD009604. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009604.pub2

3. Fortification profile of included studies per 100 grams of the condiment.

Study Condiment Fortification used (iron compound or unfortified condiment) Elemental iron (mg) Vitamin
A
(Retinol
Equivalent)$ Zinc
(mg) Folic
acid
(µg) Vitamin
B1 (thiamin)
(mg) VitaminB2 (riboflavin)(mg) Vitamin B3(niacin)(mg) Iodine
(µg) Calcium
Comparison 1 (condiments/seasonings fortified with iron alone versus unfortified condiments/seasonings)
Ballot 1989a (C) Masala (curry powder) NaFeEDTA 140¥ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
unfortified masala ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
Chen 2005 (C) soy sauce # NaFeEDTA 26.4 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
unfortified soy sauce ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
Huo 2002 soy sauce # unfortified soy sauce ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
low‐NaFeEDTA 112 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
high‐NaFeEDTA 448 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
Longfils 2008 fish sauce§ NaFe‐EDTA 81.9 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
FeSO4+citrate 81.9 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
Unfortified fish sauce ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
Thuy 2003a fish sauce§ NaFeEDTA 81.9 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
unfortified fish sauce ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
Thuy 2005 (C) fish sauce§ NaFeEDTA 41 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
unfortified fish sauce ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
Comparison 2 (condiments/seasonings fortified with iron with other micronutrients versus condiments/seasonings fortified with same micronutrients without iron)
Andersson 2008 salt micronized ground ferric pyrophosphate 
(MGFePP) 200 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 3000 ‐‐
encapsulated ferrous fumarate (EFF) as
EFF mix (EFF, soy stearine, titanium
dioxide, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose +
sodium hexa metaphosphate) 200 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 3000 ‐‐
unfortified salt ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 3000 ‐‐
Asibey‐Berko 2007 salt ferrous fumarate + weekly placebo 100 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 5000 ‐‐
ferrous fumarate + weekly 70mg iron supplement 100 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 5000 ‐‐
unfortified salt + weekly placebo ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 5000 ‐‐
Chen Ke 2008 seasoning powder (as 2.5 g pouches) unfortified seasoning powder ‐‐ 17440 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
ferric
sodium edentate 480 17440 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
ferric
sodium edentate 480 17440 480 8000 2.8 2.8 2.8 ‐‐ 32000 (calcium carbonate)
Haas 2014 salt microencapsulated ferrous fumarate + Iodate 110 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 4700 (iodate) ‐‐
Potassium iodate ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 4700 (iodate) ‐‐
Zimmermann 2002 salt microencapsulated ferrous sulphate with partially hydrogenated vegetable oil 100 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 2500 ‐‐
Potassium iodide (KI)   ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 2500 ‐‐
Zimmermann 2004a salt micronised ferric pyrophosphate + Potassium iodate 200 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 2500 ‐‐
Potassium iodate   ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 2500 ‐‐
Non‐randomised studies
Nadiger 1980 salt ferric orthophosphate
+ sodium hydrogen sulphate
100 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
unfortified salt ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
Vinodkumar 2007 salt ferrous sulfate (chelated with malic acid and sodium hexa metaphosphate) and Potassium iodate 100 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 4000 ‐‐
Potassium iodate ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 4000 ‐‐
Wegmuller 2006 Salt micronized ground ferric pyrophosphate (FePP) 300 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
Potassium iodate ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
Working Group 1982 salt FePO4 withNaHSO4 100 ‐‐ ‐‐   ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐
unfortified salt   ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐

$ One international unit (IU) vitamin A is equivalent to 0.0003 mg of retinol, 0.0006 mg of beta‐carotene and 0.0012 mg of other pro‐vitamin A carotenoids. ¥ Equivalent to 25 umol of iron per gram of masala. # 100 ml of soy sauce is equivalent to 112 gram of soy sauce.§ 100 ml of fish sauce is equivalent to 122 grams of fish sauce