Research Article

Circulating Unmetabolized Folic Acid: Relationship to Folate Status and Effect of Supplementation

Table 1

Composition of study drugs, PregVit and PregVit-Folic5.

Pink (morning) tabletBlue (evening) tablet

Vitamin A (as beta-carotene)2700 IUFolic acid
Vitamin B1 (thiamin mononitrate)3 mg (PregVit)1.1 mg
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)3.4 mg (PregVit-Folic5)5 mg
Vitamin B3 (niacinamide)20 mgVitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)12 μg
Vitamin B5 (pantothenate calcium)5 mgVitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)250 IU
Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine)10 mgCalcium (calcium carbonate)300 mg
Vitamin E (dL-α-tocopheryl acetate)30 IU
Copper (cupric oxide)2 mg
Iodine (potassium iodine)0.15 mg
Iron (ferrous fumarate)35 mg
Magnesium (magnesium oxide)50 mg
Zinc (zinc oxide)15 mg