Iron in cereal

[Guest guest]

What is your take on this video , claiming metal(iron) shavings as the iron put

in some cereals for the iron vitamin content.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ahlawrQHeA & feature=player_embedded

Dennis

[Guest guest]

A lot of people practicing Alternative healing and the such often try to keep

away from Iron. I do my best but I don’t lose sleep over it and after

researching a couple of sites on the subject, I offer this one. Other than

that, I don’t have too much of a take on the subject do you?

Joe C.

EXPLANATION

Iron is often added to fortified cereals in the form of powdered iron (often

listed as reduced iron

in the ingredients. Powdered iron is easy to measure, has no stability

problems, and does not

affect the taste or color of the cereal in this form.

Upon ingesting the cereal, it is expected that some of the iron is dissolved in

the stomach acid

and will be absorbed into the system as it passes through the intestines. Not

all the iron (as well

as the other ingredients) will be absorbed. Remember, a single serving contains

the daily adult

requirement of vitamins and minerals.

Iron is added to the instant oatmeal or similar product packages along with the

cereal. Since

these are whole grains, it is not cooked or processed into the cereal mix.

(Note: As a result of

this experiment being published and inquiries being made to the manufacturers,

some

companies have replaced the metallic iron in their products with an iron

compound such as

iron(III) phosphate, also called ferric phosphate.)

Reference

Katz, A., CHEMECOLOGY, 21, No. 2, 7, March 1992.

Acknowledgment

The author wishes to thank the late Dr. Babu , Sacred Heart University,

for the

experiment with the instant breakfast cereal.

From: Trade Products

What is your take on this video , claiming metal(iron) shavings as the iron put

in some cereals for the iron vitamin content.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ahlawrQHeA & feature=player_embedded

Dennis