Full-text (PDF) | 1.1 Scope and purpose of the document: The purpose of this document is to assess, evaluate, and give guidance on the role of elemental speciation and speciation analysis in hazard and risk assessment, rather than to present a review of each element and its speciation. The effects...
Iron in plant foods such as lentils, beans, and spinach is nonheme iron. This is the form of iron added to iron-enriched and iron-fortified foods. Our bodies are less efficient at absorbing nonheme iron, but most dietary iron is nonheme iron. 1  1.
Meat, fish, and poultry are good sources of iron. They contain heme iron, a form of iron that your body absorbs very well. Fruit, vegetables, eggs, and grains such as pasta, rice, and cereal also contain iron. They contain nonheme iron, a form of iron that is not absorbed as well as heme iron. You can absorb more iron from these foods by eating a food that is high in vitamin C at the same time.