Lemon juice contains .02 milligrams of iron per 100 grams. Grams is a measure of weight. To put 100 grams in perspective, consider alternative measures for this food:
- 1 cup equals 244 grams.
- 1 fl oz equals 30 grams.
In the category of fruit, we excluded dried fruit from the Top 10 list and include only fresh fruit. You can assume that if the fresh version made the top 10 list, so too would the dried version.The food tested for the particular graph below can be described more specifically as:
Lemon juice, raw
Read more about iron in fruit or visit our iron-rich foods list.
Fruit as a food group is not a good source of iron but it does have a definite role in iron metabolism. Fruit often times is a great source of vitamin C which will help you metabolize the iron in your vegetarian food items; Lemon juice has ample vitamin C.
As an example, you may wish to include tomatoes and green peppers with a grain-based entrée or with beans to help you absorb more of the iron in your meal as a whole. A raw papaya dessert along with your meal would also improve your iron absorption because of the fruit’s content of vitamin C. A glass of fruit juice is another a good plan. Learn more about how these vitamin C foods reduce the impact of iron inhibitors in your meal even though they have little or virtually no iron in themselves.