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Table 1 Supplement composition

From: Relative bioavailability of iron and folic acid from a new powdered supplement compared to a traditional tablet in pregnant women

 

Materna®

per 1 tablet

Powdered Supplement

per 1 g dose

Vitamin A, μg RE

1500

800

Vitamin C, mg

100

70

Vitamin D, μg

6.4

5

Vitamin E, mg a-TE

30

15

Vitamin B1, Thiamin mg

3

1.4

Vitamin B2, Riboflavin mg

3.4

1.4

Vitamin B6, Niacin mg

10

1.9

Vitamin B12, μg

12

2.6

Folic Acid, μg

1000

600

Niacin, mg NE

20

18

Iron, mg 1

27

30

Zinc mg

25

5.5

Copper, mg

2

1

Iodine, μg

150

220

Beta-Carotene, unit

1500

0

Biotin, μg

30

30

Calcium (Calcium Carbonate), mg

250

0

Chromium (Chromic Cloride), μg

25

0

D-Pantothenic Acid, mg

10

6

Magnesium (Magnesium oxide), mg

50

0

Manganese (Manganese Sulphate), mg

5

0

Molybdenum (Sodium Molybdate), μg

25

0

Selenium (Sodium Selenate), μg

25

0

  1. Table shows the composition of the tablet and powdered supplements. The iron sources for the supplements are ferrous fumarate in the tablet and micronized dispersible ferric pyrophosphate in the powdered supplement.