Iron fortification of finger millet (Eleucine coracana) flour with EDTA and folic acid as co-fortificants

► Finger millet flour was explored for its suitability as a vehicle for fortification with iron. ► Ferrous fumarate and ferric pyrophosphate used as fortificants were found to be equally effective. ► Inclusion of EDTA and folic acid along with the iron salts significantly increased the bioaccessibility of iron from the fortified flours. ► The fortified flours were stable up to a period of 60 days. ► Heat processing of the flours improved the bioaccessibility of iron from them.