Open AccessIron absorption from soybean ferritin in nonanemic women
Author(s) -
Bo Lönnerdal,
Annika Bryant,
Xiaofeng Liu,
Elizabeth C. Theil
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/83.1.103
Subject(s) - ferritin , iron isotopes , absorption (acoustics) , chemistry , medicine , food science , biology , biochemistry , materials science , composite material , isotope , physics , quantum mechanics
Dietary ferritin, a protein cage around an iron mineral, is an underestimated source of bioavailable iron. Plant ferritin, the most common dietary ferritin, has not been studied. Iron from animal ferritin is absorbed as well as is iron from FeSO4 in women.
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