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When I was a kid I noticed that Cheerios are notably high in iron. I threw a bunch of Cheerios into a cup of water and let it mix for many hours on a chemical m
by AlexandrB 5y ago
When I was a kid I noticed that Cheerios are notably high in iron. I threw a bunch of Cheerios into a cup of water and let it mix for many hours on a chemical mixer. The iron fell out and stuck to the stirrer magnet as a small amount of iron filings.
Is this dietary iron different from the iron you get from a pan? Or do Cheerios cause stress to cells and a special form of cell death?
- Tagbert 5y agoI suspect that that iron is not bio-available and so does not provide much nutritional benefit. To be available for absorption, you want an iron salt such as ferrous gluconate that is soluble in water and can be integrated by cells.