This morning I searched "highest dietary sources of iron," and was excited to find a list after the list of beef tongue, moussed liver, and cockles, which http://www.practicallyedible.com/ says taste like pickled snot.
The list that I'm drawing from can be found at www.weightlossforall.com/iron-rich-food.htm, and I have contacted them for permission. So, I hope you enjoy spicing up your diet with the following:
Highest content, if consuming 18 mg - unlikely but still worth adding!
ground thyme - curry powder - oat & wheat bran - ground cinnamon - garam masala - rosemary - oxo cube - paprika
Listed in descending order, containing less iron than the items above:
bran flakes - sesame seeds - soya flour - wheat germ - licorice - cashews - canned blackcurrants - dried figs - boiled lentils - apricots - hazelnuts - almonds - red kidney beans - watercress
Licorice is also helpful for those of us with occasional low blood pressure, and anyone with chrone's disease or the catch all diagnosis "irritable bowel syndrome." I'll get on that another day... Essentially, I blame food additives, and believe it will one day come to light the way that cigarette additives did. Funny thing is, people are still smoking them.
Got to run, but I'm excited to post about a friend of mine from the Slovak Republic later today. She's a not to be missed young designer. Love her.
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