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@meganh https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/iron-healthprofessional/#en5, sourced from Institute of Medicine. Food and Nutrition Board. Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc : a...

@meganh For what; Ferrous sulfates effect on the gut? Heme iron absorption rates? How much iron infants need? Better sources of iron than baby cereal? I’ve mentioned a lot of things that I’ve learnt over a few years from studying haha, so I don’t know what you want to get from just saying...

@thomasw59 I personally would not feed my baby fortified cereal due to ferrous sulfate’s negative effects on the gut, and because only 2-13% of non-heme iron is absorbed, and that percent is reduced even further when it’s given in processed cereals, and when you take into account how little...

@meganh Unfortunately baby cereal is not a good source of quality or bioavailable iron, nor are greens. Best sources are meats (heme iron), as babies eat such a small about, they require what is offered to be super nutrient dense.