What is useful with meals to improve iron absorption?
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Correct answer: Lemon juice
Lemon juice provides vitamin C, which improves absorption of non-haem iron from plant foods by helping convert it into a form the intestine can absorb more readily. Pairing pulses or leafy vegetables with lemon or another vitamin-C food is useful. Salt, oil, and chilli do not provide this specific benefit, so option B is correct.
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Lemon juice
Why is this the correct answer?
Lemon juice provides vitamin C, which improves absorption of non-haem iron from plant foods by helping convert it into a form the intestine can absorb more readily. Pairing pulses or leafy vegetables with lemon or another vitamin-C food is useful. Salt, oil, and chilli do not provide this specific benefit, so option B is correct.
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This is a Class 11 Home Science question. Chapter: Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics.
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