Inorganic Chemical
dietary iron
die·tar·y i·ron [ dahy-i-ter-ee ahy-ern ]
Definitions related to dietary iron:
  • Forms of the element iron found in foods.
    CRCH Nutrition Terminology
    Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
  • Iron or iron compounds in foods; dietary iron is important in oxygen transport and the synthesis of the iron-porphyrin proteins hemoglobin, myoglobin, cytochromes, and cytochrome oxidase; insufficient amounts of dietary iron can lead to iron-deficiency anemia.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (iron, dietary) Iron or iron compounds in FOOD AND BEVERAGES or DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS. Iron is important in OXYGEN transport and the synthesis of the iron-porphyrin proteins such as HEMOGLOBIN; MYOGLOBIN; and CYTOCHROMES. Insufficient amounts of dietary iron can lead to IRON DEFICIENCIES.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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