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Archive Home > 2011 > May > 26 > Need more iron in your diet?

Need more iron in your diet?

Try cooking with a cast iron pan, especially when the ingredients are high in acidity

By Anne Aurand / The Bulletin
May 26, 2011

Cooking with a cast iron pan can increase the amount of iron absorbed into food, and therefore, one's diet.

The catch is that cast iron pans can require more oil — fat — in the cooking process, so food doesn't stick to the pan.

The quantity of iron one gets from cooking in cast iron can't be....

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