How to Supplement Iron in Daily Life

Eating more fruits

Eating fruits such as mandarin orange and yellowish orange after meals can increase the absorption of iron. These fruits are rich in vitamin C and citric, which enable the absorption of iron. In particular, people who often eat vegetables should eat more foods which are rich in vitamin C to prevent iron deficiency anemia.

Cooking with iron pan

You’d better add water and acidic substances such as vinegar, tomatoes, lemon to cook together so that more iron dissolved from iron pan.

Not to drink tea or coffee after a meal immediately

A cup of tea will decrease the absorption of iron with the rate of 64% while a cup of coffee will reduce it with the rate of 39%. Experts suggest that you’d better not to drink tea or coffee two hours before or after meal.

Eat more vegetables which are rich in vitamin C

Vegetables like spinach and cereals and legumes are rich in phytic acid and oxalic acid, moreover, the dietary fiber contained in these foods will combine with iron in intestinal tract to make iron excretion. Nutritionists say that eating foods which are rich in vegetables such as apricots, dates, strawberries, black sesame, red beans, broccoli and seaweed can improve the absorption of iron.