Table 3.
Fractional iron absorption (FIA) according to iron status (plasma ferritin (PF) concentration) of the participants from bouillon and bouillon co-ingested with an inhibitory meal rich in phytate, fortified with FeSO4, FePP and Fe-PA-HCPa.
| (%) | Bouillon | Bouillon + inhibitory meal | factor | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| geo-mean | 95% CI (%) | geo-mean | 95% CI (%) | ||||||
| PF < 40 µg/L | FIA | FeSO4 | 32.9 | 22.0 | 49.3 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 8.2 |
| FePP | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 6.7 | ||
| Fe-PA-HCP | 3.9 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| RBV | FePP | 5.8 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 10.5 | 1.2 | |
| Fe-PA-HCP | 12.0 | 8.1 | 17.6 | 50.2 | 34.1 | 73.9 | 4.2 | ||
| PF ≥ 40 µg/L | FIA | FeSO4 | 19.3 | 11.3 | 32.8 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| FePP | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 6.2 | ||
| Fe-PA-HCP | 4.2 | 2.5 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.8 | ||
| RBV | FePP | 8.8 | 5.3 | 14.7 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 13.6 | 0.9 | |
| Fe-PA-HCP | 21.9 | 13.2 | 36.3 | 33.2 | 20.0 | 55.0 | 1.5 | ||
aValues are geometric means and 95% confidence intervals.