Table 4 Dietary iron intake before and after introduction of complementary foods (CFs) in the three study groups

Feeding group

Cer

Cer + Fr

M

Cer

Cer + Fr

M

(n = 22)

(n = 28)

(n = 32)

(n = 22)

(n = 28)

(n = 32)

Iron (mg) (mean ± SE)

0.28 ± 0.01

0.28 ± 0.01

0.29 ± 0.01

16.3 ± 2.5^*

21.5 ± 3.4^*

0.86 ± 0.08^*,**