Table 3.

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

Meal combination	Meal Weight, g/ml	Total iron, mg	Dialyzable Iron, mg	In vitro bioaccessibility, %
Basic meal
Dal + rice	200 + 200	2.99 ± 0.01	0.28 ± 0.01	9.52 ± 0.16
Basic meal with key foods
Dal + rice + salad	200 + 200 + 135	4.00 ± 0.01	0.39 ± 0.01	9.75 ± 0.19
Dal + rice + orange	200 + 200 + 120	3.37 ± 0.00	0.37 ± 0.01	10.11 ± 0.40
Dal + rice + lemonade	200 + 200 + 250	3.18 ± 0.01	0.52 ± 0.02	16.21 ± 0.67
Dal + rice + chicken	200 + 200 + 200	4.79 ± 0.00	1.19 ± 0.01	24.84 ± 0.16
Dal + rice + milk	200 + 200 + 250	2.99 ± 0.00	0.27 ± 0.02	9.02 ± 0.58
Dal + rice + curd	200 + 200 + 200	2.98 ± 0.01	0.27 ± 0.01	9.02 ± 0.27
Dal + rice + egg	200 + 200 + 50	3.48 ± 0.05	0.16 ± 0.01	4.59 ± 0.20
Dal + rice + tea	200 + 200 + 200	2.99 ± 0.01	0.13 ± 0.01	4.26 ± 0.33
P value		≤0.01	≤0.01	≤0.01
CD at 5 %		0.03	0.02	0.60