title: Effect of dietary pectin on iron absorption and turnover in the rat.
abstract: The influence of dietary pectin on iron absorption and retention was studied in rats. Basal diet with low and normal iron levels were fed with and without addition of 2% citrus pectin. After 40 days rats were fasted for 24 hours and were given 59Fe in dilute HCl with or without 2% pectin by gavage. Whole-body counting techniques were employed to monitor 59Fe absorption and turnover. Rats maintained on low iron diet absorbed and retained a much higher proportion of 59Fe than rats maintained on normal level of iron. Dietary pectin at the level fed in this study had no influence on iron uptake and/or turnover in rats.
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000818:Animals; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005215:Fasting; D007501:Iron / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D007504:Iron Radioisotopes; D010368:Pectins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013997:Time Factors; D014915:Whole-Body Counting
chemical_list: D004043:Dietary Fiber; D007504:Iron Radioisotopes; D010368:Pectins; D007501:Iron