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When consumed in sufficient amounts and at levels appropriate for the population, fortified foods may be a useful strategy for this group, but little is known about their effectiveness and timing (regarding menarche), particularly in resource-poor environments. We evaluated the effect of consuming multiple micronutrient-fortified biscuits (MMB), sold in the Ghanaian market, 5 d\/week for 26 weeks compared with unfortified biscuits (UB) on the micronutrient status of female adolescents. We also explored to what extent the intervention effect varied before or after menarche. Ten2Twenty-Ghana was a 26-week double-blind, randomised controlled trial among adolescent girls aged 10\u201317 years (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>621) in the Mion District, Ghana. Biomarkers of micronutrient status included concentrations of Hb, plasma ferritin (PF), soluble transferrin receptor (TfR) and retinol-binding protein (RBP), including body-iron stores. Intention-to-treat analysis was supplemented by protocol-specific analysis. We found no effect of the intervention on PF, TfR and RBP. MMB consumption did not affect anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies at the population level. MMB consumption increased the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency by 6\u00b72 % (95 % CI (0\u00b77, 11\u00b76)) among pre-menarche girls when adjusted for baseline micronutrient status, age and height-for-age<jats:italic>Z<\/jats:italic>-score, but it decreased the prevalence of deficient\/low vitamin A status by \u22129\u00b76 % (95 % CI (\u221218\u00b79, \u22120\u00b73)) among post-menarche girls. 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