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Possible Interaction: Iron, Dietary and Garlic

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Iron, Dietary

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Garlic

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

The presence of both garlic and iron led to a 2-fold increase in plasma iron and a 50% increase in liver iron as compared with iron alone.
These results suggest that garlic , when given in the presence of iron , enhances iron absorption by increasing ferroportin expression.
Nutrition research  •  2010  |  View Paper
Thus, both garlic and onion were evidenced here to have a promoting influence on the bioaccessibility of iron and zinc from food grains.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry  •  2010  |  View Paper
BACKGROUND Garlic and onion, which are rich in organo-sulfur compounds, are reported to enhance the bioaccessibility of Ca, Mg, Fe and Zn; however, there is a lack of similar information on the bioaccessibility of copper, manganese and chromium.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture  •  2017  |  View Paper
The positive influence on the bioaccessibility of iron was additive in the case of combinations of amchur–carrot, amchur– garlic , onion–carrot, and onion–amaranth in a few specific grains.
International journal of food sciences and nutrition  •  2011  |  View Paper