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  1. SOCIAL QUESTIONS|health|nutrition · SOCIAL QUESTIONS|health|nutrition|foodstuffs legislation|food standard · INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS|United Nations|UN specialised agency|FAO

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    coibhéis fóláite chothaithe Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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    dietary folate equivalent | DFE
    en
    Definition unit for measuring the amount of folic acid intake in food based on a method that takes into account the lower availability of mixed folates in food compared with synthetic tetrahydrofolate used in food enrichment and supplements Reference "COM-Terminology Coordination, based on:""dietary folate equivalents"" in A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition (3 ed.), http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095717509 [5.8.2015]"
    Comment 1 µg DFE = 1 µg food folate or 0.6 µg synthetic folat; total DFE = µg food folate + 1.7 times µg synthetic folate1 µg dietary folate equivalent (DFE) = 1 µg food folate= 0.5 µg folic acid on an empty stomach= 0.6 µg folic acid with meals or as fortified foods