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Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association • 1998 | View Paper
“The phenolic compounds (phenolic monomers, polyphenols, tannins ) are considered to interfere with iron absorption by complex formation with iron in the gastro-intestinal lumen, making the iron less available for absorption.”