Improvement of iron nutrition in developing countries: Comparison of adding meat, soy protein, ascorbic acid, citric acid, and ferrous sulphate on iron absorption from a simple Latin American-type of meal
1984
Hallberg, L (Leif) | Rossander, Lena
Extract: A study in 49 subjects compared different methods for increasing the absorption of iron from a simple Latin American-type meal composed of maize, rice and black beans. The addition of meat (75g) increased the nonheme iron absorption from 0.17 to 0.45 mg; soy protein in an amount corresponding to the protein content of the meat increased the absorption to 0.51 mg cauliflower as a source of ascorbic (65 mg) increased the absorption to 0.58 mg, pure ascorbic acid (50 mg) to 0.41 mg, and ferrous sulphate mixed into the meal in an amount (6mg) corresponding to the iron content of the soy flour increased the absorption to 0.64 mg. The addition of citric acid (1g) reduced the absorption to 0.06 g. We conclude that several methods are available for increasing iron absorption from a Latin American meal and that the choice of method depends on several factors, particulary cost. (Author)
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