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.
Eat spinach with tomatoes to allow better iron absorption. Iron is an essential mineral needed by every cell in your body. Most of your iron supply is found in your red blood cells, which carry and store oxygen. You can get iron from a variety of foods, including meats, vegetables, spices and beans. Iron from animal sources is called heme iron, and is more easily absorbed than plant-based iron, which is called non-heme. Some of the best heme iron sources include uncommon foods such as chicken liver and oysters. Non-heme, however, is readily available in everyday foods you probably already have in your refrigerator or pantry.