what’s the difference between food iron and wild iron

Question

I know that you can’t eat stuff made of iron, but I don’t know WHY you can’t just eat iron stuff. I know iron supplements exist how is that different?

In: Biology

Answer 1

It’s the same, but the iron in food is just VERY small amounts compared to just a hunk of iron

Like the daily recommended amount of iron for an adult is 18mg, which is about 0.0002 cubic inches in volume