Table 2. phytate, phytate∶iron molar ratio and iron absorption from high phytate (without wheat) and low phytate (with wheat) iron-fortified fonio porridges.
| Fonio porridges | Phytate content in portion (mg, wet weight basis) | Phytate-to-iron molar ratio of fonio prorridges | Phytate-to-iron molar ratio of iron fortified fonio prorridges | Iron absorption (%)1 |
| Without wheat | 96.0±16.2 | 23.7∶1 | 1.9∶1 | 2.6 (0.8, 7.8)2 |
| With wheat | 16.2±4.4 | 2.7∶1 | 0.3∶1 | 8.3 (3.8, 17.9)2 |
1
Geometric mean (−SD, +SD).
2
Values are significantly different (P<0.0001).