Mean comparison by LSD results indicated the maximum iron retention after double wash- ing in iron-fortified rice premix coated with SA. Although iron retention after double washing was maxi- mum (89.39%) in iron-fortified rice premix coated with PA at 9% level in coating solution, the premix samples coated with PA at 9%, SA at 7% and 9%, and combina- tion of HPMC and MC at 2% level in coating solution were found statistically simila