Food sources of iron (iron-rich foods) ...

About 96.8% of foods contained iron. On the basis of the proposed method, the average (%) of foods containing appropriate iron levels in food groups was 22.12%, of which 13.69% was the average of iron source (good source of iron) foods, and 8.43% was the average of high iron (excellent source of iro...

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Main Authors: Samadi Foroushani, Sadegh, Forouzesh, Abed
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: figshare 2023
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24291226.v1
https://figshare.com/articles/figure/Food_sources_of_iron_iron-rich_foods_/24291226/1
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Summary:About 96.8% of foods contained iron. On the basis of the proposed method, the average (%) of foods containing appropriate iron levels in food groups was 22.12%, of which 13.69% was the average of iron source (good source of iron) foods, and 8.43% was the average of high iron (excellent source of iron) foods. Breakfast cereals with 78.63%, beef products with 68.78%, baby foods with 50.41%, legumes and legume products with 46.17%, American Indian/Alaska Native foods with 41.79%, lamb, veal, and game products with 34.63%, and meals, entrees, and side dishes with 31.82% had the highest averages of foods containing appropriate iron levels. Foods containing appropriate iron levels were not found in two food groups (fats and oils; spices and herbs) and were very few in three food groups (sweets; dairy and egg products; pork products).The highest amounts of iron were found in spleen, liver (except lingcod liver), whale meat, breakfast cereal (iron-fortified), tunicate, seal meat, lungs, cockles, walrus meat, sea ...