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.
Nine top sources of iron. Iron is a very important mineral, and can be found in many foods that you might not expect. It is estimated that in Australia, up to five per cent of the population has iron deficiency or anaemia. Iron is a mineral required to transport oxygen through the blood and is essential for providing energy for daily life.