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Table 1 Vitamin and mineral content in a single daily dose of the micronutrient powder (sachet)

From: Efficacy and safety of hepcidin-based screen-and-treat approaches using two different doses versus a standard universal approach of iron supplementation in young children in rural Gambia: a double-blind randomised controlled trial

Micronutrients

Dose/day

Vitamin A (ug RE)

400

Vitamin D (ug)

5

Vitamin E (mg)

5

Vitamin C (mg)

30

Thiamine (B1) (mg)

0.5

Riboflavin (B2) (mg)

0.5

Niacin (B3) (mg)

6

Pyridoxine (B6) (mg)

0.5

Cobalamine (B12) (ug)

0.9

Folate (ug)

150

Iron (encapsulated ferrous fumarate) (mg)

12 or 6 or 0

Zinc (mg)

4.1

Copper (mg)

0.56

Selenium (ug)

17

Iodine (ug)

90