A cup of coffee reduces iron absorption in a hamburger by 39%

Published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 37, 416-420

Inhibition of food iron absorption by coffee
TA Morck, SR Lynch and JD Cook

This paper can be accessed at: http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/37/3/416?ijkey=f63b84e86ae3b7e451190f577cb7de8cdf66b4d0&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha
 
A cup of coffee reduced iron absorption from a hamburger meal by 39% as compared to a 64% decrease with tea.
 
The studies demonstrated that coffee inhibits iron absorption in a concentration-dependent fashion.
 
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