Thiamine, Iron, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6 and Riboflavin: study protocols
5 study groups took Thiamine together with Iron, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6 and Riboflavin. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.
Dose per serving from research: Thiamine
5 study groups in 4 studies say how much Thiamine participants took a day.
These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.
Most common: 1 mg to 2.5 mg, 80% of 5 study groups.
| Daily dose | Study groups |
|---|---|
| 500 mcg or less | 1 |
| 500 mcg to 1 mg | 0 |
| 1 mg to 2.5 mg | 4 |
Dose per serving from research: Vitamin B12
5 study groups in 4 studies say how much Vitamin B12 participants took a day.
These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.
Most common: 1 mcg to 2.5 mcg, 60% of 5 study groups.
| Daily dose | Study groups |
|---|---|
| 1 mcg or less | 1 |
| 1 mcg to 2.5 mcg | 3 |
| over 2.5 mcg | 1 |
Dose per serving from research: Vitamin B6
5 study groups in 4 studies say how much Vitamin B6 participants took a day.
These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.
Most common: 1 mg to 2.5 mg, 80% of 5 study groups.
| Daily dose | Study groups |
|---|---|
| 500 mcg or less | 1 |
| 500 mcg to 1 mg | 0 |
| 1 mg to 2.5 mg | 4 |
Dose per serving from research: Riboflavin
5 study groups in 4 studies say how much Riboflavin participants took a day.
These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.
Most common: 1 mg to 2.5 mg, 80% of 5 study groups.
| Daily dose | Study groups |
|---|---|
| 500 mcg or less | 1 |
| 500 mcg to 1 mg | 0 |
| 1 mg to 2.5 mg | 4 |
Commonly used together
5 of 5 study groups took Thiamine, Iron, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6 and Riboflavin with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.
What was given together, not what works together.
| Taken with | Study groups |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | 4 |
| Copper | 3 |
| Niacin | 3 |
| Vitamin A | 3 |
| Vitamin E | 3 |
| Zinc | 3 |
5 study groups
| Study | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effects of multimicronutrient supplementation on helminth reinfection: a randomized, controlled trial in Kenyan schoolchildren 2003 · multimicronutrient supplementation · Schoolchildren in Nyanza Province, Kenya; age and sex not specified | 1.4 mg | 18 mg | 2 mcg | 1.7 mg | 1.6 mg | 335 days | — |
| Effects of maternal micronutrient supplementation on fetal loss and infant mortality: a cluster-randomized trial in Nepal 2003 · Multiple micronutrients · Pregnant women in rural Nepal | 1.6 mg | — | 2.6 mcg | 2.2 mg | 1.8 mg | — | — |
| Daily supplementation of a multiple micronutrient powder improves folate but not thiamine, riboflavin, or vitamin B(12) status among young Laotian children: a randomized controlled trial 2022 · micronutrient powder group (MNP) · Children aged 6–23 months in rural Lao PDR; no disease-based selection, with high prevalence of undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies | 500 mcg | 6 mg | 0.9 mcg | 500 mcg | 500 mcg | 36 weeks | 130 |
| Fortified breakfast cereal consumed daily for 12 wk leads to a significant improvement in micronutrient intake and micronutrient status in adolescent girls: a randomised controlled trial 2016 · Fortified cereal, morning · Females aged 16–19 years who regularly skipped breakfast and had low riboflavin status and haemoglobin; no diagnosed illness | 1.21 mg | 6.5 mg | 1.45 mcg | 1.74 mg | 1.71 mg | 12 weeks | 18 |
| Fortified breakfast cereal consumed daily for 12 wk leads to a significant improvement in micronutrient intake and micronutrient status in adolescent girls: a randomised controlled trial 2016 · Fortified cereal, evening · Females aged 16–19 years who regularly skipped breakfast and had low riboflavin status and haemoglobin; no diagnosed illness | 1.21 mg | 6.5 mg | 1.45 mcg | 1.74 mg | 1.71 mg | 12 weeks | 16 |