Bioavailability of iron bis-glycinate chelate in water
Arch. latinoam. nutr
; 51(1,supl.1): 22-25, mar. 2001.
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| ID: lil-333618
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RESUMO
Iron amino acid chelate is being increasingly considered in programs for iron fortification of foods. The bioavailability of iron bis-glycinate chelate given in water was studied using a double-isotopic method in a group of 14 women. Iron absorption from aqueous solutions of 15 mg/L of elemental iron as either iron bis-glycine chelate or ferrous ascorbate was not significantly different (34.6 and 29.9 respectively). Standardized iron absorption of the iron bis-glycinate was 46.3 (standardized to 40 absorption of the reference dose). There was a significant correlations between (ln) iron absorption of iron bis-glycinate chelate with (ln) serum ferritin (r = -0.60, p < 0.03) and with (ln) iron absorption from ferrous ascorbate (r = 0.71, p < 0.006), suggesting that iron bis-glycinate chelate absorption is indeed regulated by the iron stores of the body.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Água
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Compostos Ferrosos
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Quelantes de Ferro
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Glicina
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch. latinoam. nutr
Assunto da revista:
Bioqu¡mica
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EducaÆo Alimentar e Nutricional
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Fenmenos Fisiol¢gicos da NutriÆo
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Microbiologia de Alimentos
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NUTRICAO
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Venezuela