Dear Jean,
The Dutch food composition database contains values on both total iron and heme iron. You may be able to deduct some of the answers to your question from their information.
You can find the Dutch food composition site at http://www.rivm.nl/en/Topics/D/Dutch_Food_Composition_Database and the database at http://nevo-online.rivm.nl/
All the best,
Anders
Anders Møller
Danish Food Informatics
Borgediget 12
DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
From: Food Composition Discussion Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jean Tiffany Cox
Sent: 11 November 2014 14:04
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Subject: heme iron content
Greetings, all,
I have a question that I hope you all can help me with. Is there a list available of the heme iron contents of meats? Can I assume that the proportion of iron in meats that is heme is constant between the various types of meats? Within the meat sources, I'm wondering if total iron content can predict bioavailability or if it is more complicated than that.
Thanks!
Jean Cox, MS, RD, LN
Department of OB/GYN
University of New Mexico
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