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. 2024 Feb 22;2024:7746750. doi: 10.1155/2024/7746750

Table 3.

Mean of iron, zinc, and folic acid in fortified maize flour stored at room temperature.

Storage time Micronutrient content (mg/kg) % moisture contents1
Iron1 Zinc1 Folic acid1
Month 0 31.07 ± 1.311a 39.09 ± 2.331a 0.89 ± 0.059a 12.87 ± 0.102a
Month 3 30.65 ± 1.306a 38.27 ± 2.380a 0.70 ± 0.040b 13.50 ± 0.067b
Month 6 29.74 ± 1.346b 37.87 ± 2.378a 0.60 ± 0.040c 13.78 ± 0.055c

The superscript values followed by the same letter in the column are not significant at p > 0.05. 1Data are the results of mean and SE of eight samples stored at room temperature (20°C-32°C) measured in triplicate.