For 1989 and 1990, food supply records from UNHCR, the World Food Program, and the Malawian government were used to calculate the mean daily per capita quantity of available
niacin equivalents (ANE) in food distributed to refugees, based on bioavailability of 30% of the niacin in maize flour (4).
Flavored milk contains the same nine essential nutrients as white milk--calcium, potassium, phosphorous, protein, vitamins A, D and B12, riboflavin and niacin (
niacin equivalents)--and is a healthful alternative to soft drinks.
Why is niacin listed in tables of food composition as '
niacin equivalents'?