Table 4.
In vitro fractional bioaccessibility (IVFBA) from: (1) FeSO4, FePP and Fe-PA-HCP fortified reconstituted bouillon; and (2) FeSO4, FePP and Fe-PA-HCP fortified reconstituted bouillon when co-ingested with an inhibitory meal, calculated based on ferritin formation in the Caco-2 cellsa.
| (%) | Bouillon | Bouillon + inhibitory meal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| geo-mean | 95% CI (%) | geo-mean | 95% CI (%) | ||||
| IVFBA | FeSO4 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| FePP | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | |
| Fe-PA-HCP | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | |
aValues are geometric means and 95% confidence intervals. The differences in log-transformed IVFBA between the six meals were evaluated using robust ANOVA. All IVFBAs are statistically significantly different (P < 0.001) from zero.