Fortification iron as ferrous sulfate plus ascorbic .
Fortification iron as ferrous sulfate plus ascorbic acid is more rapidly absorbed than as sodium iron EDTA but neither increases serum nontransferrinbound iron in women. Troesch B(1), Egli I, Zeder C, Hurrell RF, Zimmermann . Author information: (1)Laboratory for Human Nutrition, Institute of Food Science and Nutrition, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland. The absorption profile of iron ...