Table 2.

Total iron, dialyzable iron and in vitro iron bioaccessibility of dal and chapati as basic meal fortified with key foods

Meal combination	Meal Weight, g	Total iron, mg	Dialyzable Iron, mg	In vitro bioaccessibility, %
Basic meal
Dal + chapati	200 + 120	4.56 ± 0.01	0.24 ± 0.01	5.20 ± 0.15
Basic meal with key foods
Dal + chapati + salad	200 + 120 + 135	5.60 ± 0.01	0.32 ± 0.01	5.71 ± 0.09
Dal + chapati + orange	200 + 120 + 120	4.95 ± 0.01	0.28 ± 0.01	5.73 ± 0.23
Dal + chapati + lemonade	200 + 120 + 250	4.78 ± 0.01	0.58 ± 0.01	12.16 ± 0.19
Dal + chapati + chicken	200 + 120 + 200	6.45 ± 0.01	1.66 ± 0.02	25.74 ± 0.28
Dal + chapati + milk	200 + 120 + 250	4.57 ± 0.01	0.23 ± 0.02	5.00 ± 0.34
Dal + chapati + curd	200 + 120 + 200	4.57 ± 0.01	0.23 ± 0.01	5.12 ± 0.15
Dal + chapati + egg	200 + 120 + 50	5.02 ± 0.01	0.13 ± 0.01	2.59 ± 0.14
Dal + chapati + tea	200 + 120 + 200	4.55 ± 0.01	0.13 ± 0.01	2.88 ± 0.33
P value		≤0.01	≤0.01	≤0.01
CD at 5 %		0.02	0.02	0.36