The type of calcium fortificant was found to affect
iron dialyzability. With the same type of iron source,
the percentage of dialyzable iron in products fortified
with calcium lactate gluconate was higher than it was
in products fortified with calcium lactate. Calcium
lactate gluconate has been reported to be an enhancer
of iron absorption. Such enhancing effects were not
significant (p > .05) in the products that were fortified
with ferrous sulfate or ferrous lactate. The results of this
study indicate only the trend of iron bioavailability, and
not absolute absorption, which needs further study. In