Plant based Iron Food Sources with Morel Mushrooms on Top

This list shows the percentage of the recommended daily intake (RDI) of this nutrient for adult woman for each food per medium serving size.

We have sorted the list, so the richest Iron containing foods are nearer the top.

Men can comfortably eat a range of foods that contain only moderate amounts of iron to have their iron needs met while a pregnant woman needs to be much more mindful of fulfilling their daily iron requirements.

Only 1 cup of Morel Mushrooms gives us about half our daily iron needs. However, they are hard to come by here in Australia, so grab a few when you see them. Appetizing as well.

Plant based sources of Iron

NEVER increase iron intake from foods and especially supplements until a blood test has confirmed your body iron stores.

Iron is very damaging at high levels, and the presence of iron overload disorders like hemochromatosis or hepatitis C need to be ruled out before embarking on increasing your iron intake.

Iron from animal sources is usually better absorbed while concurrent ingestion of Vitamin C dramatically improves iron absorption.

Morel Mushrooms on plate – Pixaby

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Hartmut Michael Günther ABN: 58 845 464 564 Business address & Nutrition Medicine Clinic: Suite3, 214 Beardy Street, Armidale, NSW, 2350 Phone: 0439 54 7788 E-Mail: hart@toxno.com.au Web: www.toxno.com.au Graduate Diploma with distinction Nutrition Medicine, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia (completed 2010). Extensive research, clinical experience and writing in Nutrition. The involvement of nutrition in many common medical conditions and importantly, the design of effective intervention strategies to attenuate disease progression was gained. The Nutrition Medicine Course was at RMIT University in Melbourne in conjunction with the Australian College of Holistic Medicine (ACHM) in Brisbane. Studied under Professor Dr. Melvyn Sydney-Smith. His details and in-depth background on Nutrition Medicine can be found at www.nutritionmedicine.org B.Sc. Hons Biochemistry, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia (completed 1978) A major in Genetics and Biochemistry, La Trobe University in Melbourne, followed by a Hons research year in biochemistry. Biochemistry forms the basis of understanding nutrition and human metabolism.