Research Article

Estimates of Total Dietary Folic Acid Intake in the Australian Population Following Mandatory Folic Acid Fortification of Bread

Table 1

Measured amounts of folic acid in the different bread types.

Bread categoryNumber of samplesMedian amount of folic acid ( 𝜇 g/100 g)Mean amount of folic acid ( 𝜇 g/100 g)Standard deviation ( 𝜇 g/100 g)Number of samples with no folic acid

White sandwich loaf28205200520
Flat breads/wraps8190197740
Wholemeal sandwich loaf16190189370
English muffin8165180330
Multigrain & seeds sandwich loaf17160164320
Organic73639401
Gluten free16721276