eli5 is blood iron and metal iron the same? what are the differences

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eli5 is blood iron and metal iron the same? what are the differences

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Answer 1

It’s the same kind of atom, but inside a different structure. In your body, it’s bonded with a bunch of other elements to form molecules that carry oxygen in your blood. Metal iron is mostly just iron bonded with more iron.

Though metal iron is something our body can absorb and use. Cereals fortified with iron is literally just cereal with [iron shavings added](https://youtube.com/shorts/-AIFj9pnPl8?si=yO7b8kSl-hYbLjgj).