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How many licks would it take? Can the iron in bars even be processed by the body? Can you do this for other minerals?

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I saw that also but I have my doubts that you'd get much iron intake from cooking in iron pans. People used to get lead poisoning from using lead pots and pans, so - maybe it's possible. I'm not sure how much iron frying pans, for example, are pure iron.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Huh. So there IS some reason to think cooking in iron pots will increase levels of iron in your blood. Interesting! I know metal can leach out of cooking vessels and into food, so that's not too surprising. Thanks for the information!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It’s not that simple. Cast iron pans when properly seasoned won’t leach much iron into the food. However, I recall reading about a group who brewed their beer in iron kettles. And it was found to be a significant source of iron, as a result.

And beer itself for various reasons enhances iron absorption.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4434614/

Some types have more iron than others

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110811084511.htm

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Beer! Solves almost as many problems as it causes.