| Dry season | Rainy season | Combined seasons |  | |||||||||
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Nutrient | Akithii | Uringu | Akithii | Uringu | Akithii | Uringu | FAO RNI | ||||||
 | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Meana | SD | Meana | SD | Mean | SD | Meanb | SD |  |
Calcium (mg) | 146 | 108 | 196 | 137 | 155* | 134 | 200* | 154 | 151 | 122 | 199*** | 145 | 500-600 |
Iron (mg) | 4.6 | 2.76 | 5.4 | 2.79 | 5.5** | 3.68 | 6.3** | 3.52 | 5.1 | 3.27 | 5.9* | 3.19 | 6.0 |
Zinc (mg) | 2.6 | 1.51 | 3.1 | 1.81 | 3.1* | 1.71 | 3.5* | 1.89 | 2.9 | 1.63 | 3.3** | 1.86 | 4.1-6.1 |
Vitamin A (ug) | 581* | 577 | 587* | 532 | 288 | 399 | 398 | 517 | 435 | 517 | 496** | 533 | 400-450 |
Vitamin C (mg) | 38 | 38.6 | 62* | 51.1 | 34 | 41.3 | 57 | 47.4 | 36 | 40 | 60*** | 49.3 | 30 |
Folate (ug) | 187 | 227.4 | 213 | 184.3 | 258** | 181.9 | 261** | 150.8 | 222 | 208.8 | 236 | 170 | 160-200 |
Thiamin (mg) | 0.5 | 0.56 | 0.6 | 0.46 | 0.6 | 0.36 | 0.6 | 0.30 | 0.6 | 0.47 | 0.6 | 0.38 | 0.5-0.6 |
Riboflavin (mg) | 0.3 | 0.57 | 0.3 | 0.48 | 0.3 | 0.27 | 0.3 | 0.22 | 0.3 | 0.45 | 0.3* | 0.38 | 0.5-0.6 |
Niacin (mg) | 3.3 | 5.31 | 4.6 | 5.37 | 3.2 | 2.79 | 4.2 | 3.35 | 3.2 | 4.24 | 4.4*** | 4.51 | 6-8 |
Vitamin 6 (mg) | 0.5 | 0.40 | 0.6 | 0.41 | 0.5 | 0.36 | 0.6 | 0.39 | 0.5 | 0.38 | 0.6*** | 0.41 | 0.5-0.6 |
Vitamin B12 (ug) | 0.2 | 0.81 | 0.2 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 0.29 | 0.3 | 0.41 | 0.2 | 0.61 | 0.3*** | 0.37 | 0.9-1.2 |