iron source
Dietary metal provider
A source of dietary iron—foods or supplements that provide this essential mineral.
The term appears in nutrition contexts discussing how to maintain adequate iron levels: Leafy greens and red meat are good iron sources.
Also used literally for geological or industrial origins of the metal.
- chickpeasBeige edible legumes
- lentilsSmall edible legume seeds
- tofuCoagulated soy milk block
- plant basedDerived from vegetation
- blast furnaceOre-to-metal converter
dark leafy greens · spinach · pumpkin seeds · hematite · fortified cereals · fortified foods · red meat · steel mill · liver · oysters · red blood cells · taconite · laterite · molasses · spirulina · limonite · seaweed · magnetite