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Table 4 Parameters used to estimate the effect of iron fortified flour and bouillon cubes on IDA

From: Reducing the burden of iron deficiency anemia in Cote D’Ivoire through fortification

Parameter

Age-group

Value

Source

Additional iron intake

 Wheat flour

6–23 months

Adult women

0.74 mg/day

2.63 mg/day

Own calculation based on Rohner et al. [11]

 Bouillon cubes

6–23 months

Adult women

0.89 mg/day

2.35 mg/day

Increase in hemoglobin

 Wheat flour

6–23 months

24–59 months

5–64 years

0.561 g/L

0.798 g/L

1.034 g/L

Own calculation based on: Hess et al., Winichangoon et al. [56, 57]

 Bouillon cubes

6–23 months

24–59 months

5–64 years

0.673 g/L

0.799 g/L

0.924 g/L