Foods with Iron

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Here is a link to a website and information that I had gathered for a

friend whose teen-aged daughter was attending a school who maintained a

vegetarian meal plan. She became anemic, so I sent this link to him to

pass along to her. As it turned out, she was drinking tea each day, and

the tannic acid was preventing the absorption of iron. It contains an

excellent chart of foods and their iron content. Anna

 

Phytic and tannic acids are two food components that, when consumed in

large amounts, prevent the absorption of iron. Phytic acid is found in

rye bread and other foods made from whole grains. Phytic acid is also

found in nonherbal teas. Tannic acid is found in commercial black and

pekoe teas, coffee, cola drinks, chocolate, and red wine.

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