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Table 4 Daily intakes of micronutrients at baselinea

From: Fortified breakfast cereal consumed daily for 12 wk leads to a significant improvement in micronutrient intake and micronutrient status in adolescent girls: a randomised controlled trial

 

Unfortified cereal

Fortified cereal

P valueb

 

Morning (n = 21)

Evening (n = 16)

Morning (n = 18)

Evening (n = 16)

Cereal type

Timing

Interaction

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

   

Vitamin B1 (mg)

1.08

0.46

1.09

0.44

1.33

0.46

0.98

0.44

0.490

0.109

0.095

Vitamin B2 (mg)

0.97

0.41

1.06

0.40

1.28

0.42

0.98

0.4

0.200

0.366

0.068

Niacin (mg)

24.2

9.71

25.0

9.68

28.3

9.58

26.2

9.40

0.228

0.830

0.576

Vitamin B6 (mg)

1.17

0.51

1.27

0.48

1.50

0.46

1.21

0.48

0.321

0.334

0.065

Vitamin B12 (μg)

3.32

1.66

2.76

1.64

2.83

1.64

2.70

1.60

0.541

0.438

0.539

Folate (μg)

138

61

161

60

189

60

148

59

0.176

0.606

0.039

Vitamin D (μg)

1.55

1.33

1.51

1.32

1.93

1.30

1.53

1.28

0.501

0.525

0.620

Calcium (mg)

676

283

677

282

771

280

631

274

0.637

0.360

0.358

Sodium (mg)

2373

805

2480

804

2449

794

2167

776

0.609

0.725

0.365

Iron (mg)

8.06

2.57

8.51

2.60

9.54

2.56

7.45

2.52

0.699

0.207

0.050

  1. anutrient intakes determined using 4-day estimated diet diaries, aided by the use of portion size booklets
  2. bdifferences according to cereal type, time of consumption, and interaction
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