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nonheme

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nonheme /non·heme/ (non´hēm) not bound within a porphyrin ring; said of iron so contained within a protein.


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Even the iron in egg yolks--to say nothing of the whites, which many people restrict themselves to--is mostly this type of nonheme iron.
Plant sources contain a significant amount of iron, but in nonheme form, which is more sensitive to inhibitors than iron that comes from animal products.
Because vegetarians can only consume nonheme iron, which is more sensitive to iron inhibitors, they often do not consume enough to maintain healthy blood-iron levels.
 
 
 
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