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Zinc, Folic Acid, Iron, Vitamin A and Vitamin B12: study protocols

5 study groups took Zinc together with Folic Acid, Iron, Vitamin A and Vitamin B12. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Zinc: what the research found →

Dose per serving from research: Zinc

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

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

Most common: 10 mg to 25 mg, 40% of 5 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
5 mg or less
1
5 mg to 10 mg
1
10 mg to 25 mg
2
25 mg to 50 mg
1

Dose per serving from research: Folic Acid

5 study groups in 5 studies say how much Folic Acid participants took a day.

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

Most common: 100 mcg to 250 mcg and 500 mcg to 1 mg, 40% of 5 study groups each.

Daily doseStudy groups
100 mcg to 250 mcg
2
250 mcg to 500 mcg
1
500 mcg to 1 mg
2

Dose per serving from research: Vitamin A

5 study groups in 5 studies say how much Vitamin A participants took a day.

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

Most common: 500 mcg to 1 mg, 60% of 5 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
250 mcg to 500 mcg
2
500 mcg to 1 mg
3

Dose per serving from research: Vitamin B12

5 study groups in 5 studies say how much Vitamin B12 participants took a day.

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

Most common: 2.5 mcg to 5 mcg, 60% of 5 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
0.5 mcg to 1 mcg
1
1 mcg to 2.5 mcg
1
2.5 mcg to 5 mcg
3

Commonly used together

4 of 5 study groups took Zinc, Folic Acid, Iron, Vitamin A and Vitamin B12 with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Copper
4
Vitamin C
4
Vitamin E
4
Iodine
3
Selenium
3
Vitamin B6
3
Vitamin D
3

5 study groups

Study
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
30 mg400 mcg—1 mg2.6 mcg——
Antenatal Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation Compared to Iron-Folic Acid Affects Micronutrient Status but Does Not Eliminate Deficiencies in a Randomized Controlled Trial Among Pregnant Women of Rural Bangladesh
2019 · MM · Pregnant women aged 12–45 years in rural Bangladesh
12 mg600 mcg27 mg770 mcg2.6 mcg165 days749
Newborn micronutrient status biomarkers in a cluster-randomized trial of antenatal multiple micronutrient compared with iron folic acid supplementation in rural Bangladesh
2020 · MM · Pregnant women in rural Bangladesh; age range not specified; no disease condition specified
12 mg600 mcg27 mg770 mcg2.6 mcg—176
Community-level micronutrient fortification of school lunch meals improved vitamin A, folate, and iron status of schoolchildren in Himalayan villages of India
2010 · multiple micronutrients (treatment group) · Schoolchildren aged 6–10 years in Himalayan villages of India
4.2 mg225 mcg10 mg375 mcg1.35 mcg240 days—
Multiple micronutrient supplementation improves micronutrient status in primary school children in Hai Phong City, Vietnam: a randomised controlled trial
2021 · intervention · Children aged 6–9 years, apparently healthy, in rural Hai Phong City, Vietnam; included undernourished, normal-weight, and overweight/obese children
10 mg150 mcg10 mg400 mcg0.9 mcg22 weeks175