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Prebiotics and Iron: study protocols

6 study groups took Prebiotics together with Iron. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Prebiotics: what the research found →

Dose per serving from research: Prebiotics

6 study groups in 5 studies say how much Prebiotics participants took a day.

These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Most common: 5 g to 10 g, 50% of 6 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
2.5 g to 5 g
2
5 g to 10 g
3
over 10 g
1

Commonly used together

1 of 6 study groups took Prebiotics and Iron with something else, but nothing that 3 or more different studies gave.

6 study groups

Study
Prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides mitigate the adverse effects of iron fortification on the gut microbiome: a randomised controlled study in Kenyan infants
2017 · FeGOS group · Kenyan infants aged 6.5–9.5 months
7.5 g5 mg120 days—
Cow's milk-based beverage consumption in 1- to 4-year-olds and allergic manifestations: an RCT
2016 · CMBB · Children aged 1 to 4 years attending daycare in Brazil; generally healthy, without a stated diagnosed condition
3.6 g9 mg28 weeks125
Iron absorption and loss, and efficacy of iron supplementation with and without prebiotics in children with virally suppressed HIV: three prospective studies in South Africa
2025 · iron + GOS · children aged 10–15 years with virally suppressed HIV and iron deficiency
7.5 g50 mg12 weeks42
Maternal Human Milk Oligosaccharide Profile Modulates the Impact of an Intervention with Iron and Galacto-Oligosaccharides in Kenyan Infants
2019 · FeGOS group · Generally healthy infants aged 6.5–9.5 months; no stated diagnosed condition
10.5 g5 mg120 days25
Prebiotics increase iron absorption and reduce the adverse effects of iron on the gut microbiome and inflammation: a randomized controlled trial using iron stable isotopes in Kenyan infants
2024 · 7.5-g+iron group · Kenyan infants
7.5 g—3 weeks—
Prebiotics increase iron absorption and reduce the adverse effects of iron on the gut microbiome and inflammation: a randomized controlled trial using iron stable isotopes in Kenyan infants
2024 · 3-g+iron group · Kenyan infants
3 g—3 weeks—
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