TABLE 1.

Per cent improvement in mildly anaemic children (n = 33) in Sri Lanka after a 60‐day red lentil feeding trial

Indicator	0 days	60 days	% improvement
Haemoglobin (g/dl)	11.1	11.8	6.3
Serum Fe (μg/dl)	51.5	89.8	74.4
Total Fe binding capacity (μg/dl)	405.3	377.6	−6.8
Transferritin saturation (%)	12.8	24.3	89.8
Serum ferritin (ng/ml)	29.5	41.2	39.7