Squeezing lemon or orange onto a bean dish seems like just a matter of taste, but the Ministry of Health explains that vitamin C helps the body absorb the grain's iron better

Original: Espremer limão ou laranja no prato de feijão parece só questão de gosto, mas o Ministério da Saúde explica que a vitamina C ajuda o corpo a absorver melhor o ferro do grão

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Vitamin C from fruits like lemon, orange, and acerola helps the body absorb iron from beans, while coffee, black tea, and milk in the same meal hinder it. The post Squeezing lemon or orange on a plate of beans seems like just a matter of taste, but the Ministry of Health explains that vitamin C helps the body better absorb the iron from the grain appeared first on Catraca Livre.

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