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Table 4 Child acceptability and micronutrient intake between BPB and PB

From: Child acceptability of a novel provitamin A carotenoid, iron and zinc-rich complementary food blend prepared from pumpkin and common bean in Uganda: a randomised control trial

Variable

BPB (n = 70)

PB (n = 70)

p value

Amount consumed, g (mean ± SD)

53.9 ± 2.97

54.4 ± 3.51

0.44

Feeding duration, minutes (mean ± SD)

20.6 ± 1.4

20.3 ± 1.6

0.14

Iron received in consumed food, mg (mean ± SD)

1.1 ± 0.59

0.3 ± 0.02

< 0.00001

Vitamin A received in consumed food, μg RAE (mean ± SD)

100.9 ± 0.7

152.5 ± 1.2

< 0.00001

Zinc received in consumed food, mg (mean ± SD)

0.58 ± 0.04

0.13 ± 0.01

< 0.00001

  1. BPB Common Bean Pumpkin Blend, PB Pumpkin Blend, SD Standard Deviation
  2. μgRAE Microgram Retinol Activity Equivalent (Retinol, Vitamin A)