vegetable iron

unclejunior

how much iron should people get from vegetables as opposed to meat or vice versa? alot of green veg seems to have high levels of iron

teacosy

The British Nutrition Foundation explain about dietary iron here

howtomake

I have to pay attention to mine around TOM:o. There are two types of iron, heme & non-heme. Heme is found in animal products and our digestive system can access that iron ok. Whereas iron from plants, even though they may contain a high amount, are not that easy for our bodies to absorb.

Don't ask me the specifics exactly, this is all based on memory. And I'm not sure how bogged down in detail of plant iron one should get, unless you have a deficiency. From what I have read no one seems to be in full agreement (as usual :rolleyes:). There's this study and that study etc.

But plants do have phytic acids in them, which bind minerals, it is there for the plants defense basically. Which is why they say you should soak legumes and such, or better yet sprout them (hate been sprouts though). And cooking the veggies releases phytic acid too.