The best sources of iron include:
Oysters
Liver
Lean red meat (especially beef)
Poultry, dark red meat
Tuna
Salmon
Iron-fortified cereals
Dried beans
Whole grains
Eggs (especially egg yolks)
Dried fruits
Reasonable amounts of iron are also found in lamb, pork, and shellfish.
Iron from vegetables, fruits, grains, and supplements is harder for the body to absorb. These sources include:
Whole grains
wheat
millet
oats
brown rice
Legumes
lima beans
soybeans
dried beans and peas
kidney beans
Seeds
almonds
Brazil nuts
Dried fruits
prunes
raisins
apricots
Vegetables
broccoli
spinach
kale
collards
asparagus
dandelion greens
If you mix some lean meat, fish, or poultry with beans or dark leafy greens at a meal, you can improve absorption of vegetable sources of iron up to three times. Foods rich in vitamin C also increase iron absorption.
High-protein foods contain high amounts of zinc. Beef, pork, and lamb contain more zinc than fish. The dark meat of a chicken has more zinc than the light meat.
Other good sources of zinc are peanuts, peanut butter, and legumes.
Fruits and vegetables are not good sources, because zinc in plant proteins is not as available for use by the body as the zinc from animal proteins. Therefore, low-protein diets and vegetarian diets tend to be low in zinc.
2007-01-29 07:58:29
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answered by Amanda S 2
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Foods containing Zinc are Meats, Liver, Chicken, Turkey, Oysters contain the highest amount of Zinc. Also dairy products. As far as Iron, Same as the foods containing Zinc, and also beans, lentils, sardines, fruits & vegtables. The skin on a baked potatoe also contain Iron. Hope this helped.
2007-01-29 08:11:40
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answered by ? 1
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Zinc In Salmon
2016-11-05 03:20:28
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answered by puran 4
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Spinach has lots of iron.
Oysters, but red meat and poultry provide the majority of zinc in the American diet. Other good food sources include beans, nuts, certain seafood, whole grains, fortified breakfast cereals, and dairy products (2,9). Zinc absorption is greater from a diet high in animal protein than a diet rich in plant proteins (2). Phytates, which are found in whole grain breads, cereals, legumes and other products, can decrease zinc absorption (2, 10, 11).(Refer to Table 1: Selected Food Sources of Zinc lists a variety of dietary sources of zinc.
2007-01-29 07:56:40
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answered by Theresa J 3
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Symptoms Fiber Foods High in Iron List of Iron Rich Foods Iron Rich Foods Beef, Pork, Lamb (Pick red meats that are lean) Green Leafy Vegetables: Spinach, Asparagus, Broccoli, Collard Greens, Mustard Greens, Kale, Turnip Greens, Parsley, Cabbage Certain fortied foods: Cereals, Oatmeal, Pasta, Rice, Grits Liver, Tofu, Barley, Fish: Tuna Potato Foods High In Iron Salmon, Shrimp, Tuna, Oysters, Clams, and most kinds of seafood. Most kind of Dried Beans: Lima Beans, Kidney Beans, Navy Beans, Soy Beans, Chick Beans, Pinto Beans, Black Eye Beans Nuts: Almonds, Cashews, Walnuts, Sunflower Seeds, Sesame, Tahini Dried Fruits: Apricots, Rasins, Dates - Prunes, Figs Turkey, Chicken, Egg Yolks
2016-03-29 08:26:07
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answered by Leigh 4
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I am not sure about the zinc, but the iron is green leafy vegetables, ie spinach, dark cabbage etc. Red meat is also a good one, but not much help if you are vegetarian.
Suggest you look up vitamins and minerals on internet.
2007-02-01 21:14:31
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answered by zakiit 7
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These foods have zinc and iron in them: try fish like tuna and salmon, garbonzo beans (chick peas), tofu and whole grains(bran, wheat)
2007-01-29 08:04:08
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answered by leahatpeace 1
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methi contains zinc and spinach contains iron
2007-01-29 07:59:14
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answered by Anonymous
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I've always been told that broccoli contains lots of iron, and calcium both.
Red meat = iron - but if you don't eat meat, it doesn't help you.
2007-01-29 07:55:13
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answered by IamMARE 5
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read the label
2007-02-02 06:11:26
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answered by tennessee 7
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