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The American Red Cross recommends eligible blood donors eat a well-balanced diet with extra iron-rich foods prior to their donation this fall. During the fall, iron-rich produce such as broccoli, kale, sweet potatoes, spinach, apricots and chard are in season and therefore more abundant. Food can have two types of iron, heme and nonheme. The body can absorb up to 30 percent of heme iron, primarily found in meat, but only 2 to 10 percent of nonheme iron.
Foods High in Folate, B12 and Iron. fresh sliced mango Photo Credit MeePoohyaphoto/iStock/Getty Images. Folate, vitamin B-12 and iron can be lacking in restrictive diets. You need folate and vitamin B-12 for forming DNA and both vitamin B-12 and iron for forming red blood cells.Since vitamin B-12 is only found in animal products and fortified foods, the list of foods high in all three of these nutrients is relatively short.oods High in Folate, B12 and Iron. fresh sliced mango Photo Credit MeePoohyaphoto/iStock/Getty Images. Folate, vitamin B-12 and iron can be lacking in restrictive diets. You need folate and vitamin B-12 for forming DNA and both vitamin B-12 and iron for forming red blood cells.