Dark green leafy vegetables such as brocolli and spinach are rich in iron, calcium and vitamins A, C and K. Iron absorption is increased markedly by eating foods containing vitamin C along with foods containing iron.
Source: Center for Young Women’s Health
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- Iron in the Vegan Diet @ The Vegetarian Resource Group
Excerpt: Dried beans and dark green leafy vegetables are especially good sources of iron, even better on a per calorie basis than meat. Iron absorption is increased markedly by eating foods containing vitamin C along with foods containing iron. Vegetarians do not have a higher incidence of iron deficiency than do meat eaters.
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