| Nutrient loss |
Combination |
mg/300 g rice |
Fresh* |
Soaked* |
| β-carotene |
β-carotene only |
125 |
25.4 ± 7.3 |
0.4 ± 0.1 |
| |
β-carotene, folic acid |
125,150 |
29.3 ± 16.4 |
0.6 ± 0.7 |
| |
β-carotene, iron |
125,25 |
7 ± 3.6 |
1.1 ± 0.5 |
| |
β-carotene, folic acid, iron |
125,150,25 |
23 ± 17.6 |
1.3 ± 0.6 |
| Iron |
iron only |
25 |
1.3 ± 0.2 |
1.1 ± 0.2 |
| |
iron, β-carotene |
25,125 |
1.1 ± 0.1 |
0.9 ± 0.1 |
| |
iron, folic acid |
25,150 |
4.3 ± 2.9 |
0.8 ± 0.3 |
| |
iron, β-carotene, folic acid |
25,125,150 |
1.9 ± 1.8 |
1.1 ± 0.3 |
| Folic acid |
folic acid only |
150 |
0.6 ± 0.3 |
3.7 ± 0.4 |
| |
Folic acid, β-carotene |
150,125 |
0.4 ± 0.1 |
3.0 ± 1.7 |
| |
Folic acid, iron |
150,25 |
0.4 ± 0.2 |
3.9 ± 0.3 |
| |
Folic acid, β-carotene, iron |
150,125,25 |
0.3 ± 0.2 |
2.2 ± 0.6 |
*Mean ± Standard Deviation, unit expressed in % |
