Dietary Iron

Dietary Iron is a cumulative mass quantity for the iron amount recorded as consumed. Amounts on this page are expressed in mg. One sample can represent a food portion, a supplement entry or a source-generated daily total; it is not necessarily a whole day. Apple defines this quantity.

Dietary Iron records an entered intake amount. It does not measure hemoglobin, ferritin, iron stores or anemia. Food type, absorption, losses and clinical context matter, so a low app total is a reason to review logging coverage rather than a diagnosis. NIH distinguishes iron intake and iron status.

The numeric total does not carry that distinction by itself. Iron from different foods has different availability, and food descriptions may supply useful context when the source includes them. For supplements, check elemental iron on the label: the iron-containing compound or tablet can weigh more than the iron it provides. Confirm portions and avoid adding a supplement twice through two apps.

The interval between entries reflects logging or synchronization, not nutrient absorption or a validated meal schedule. A midnight timestamp may be a daily summary, and multiple entries may have been added later. Review source, portion and duration before summing; importing the same meal from two apps can inflate a total. A day without entries is missing coverage, not zero intake.

Vitamin C can affect nonheme iron absorption, but co-logged quantities do not measure the amount absorbed. Menstrual records describe separately recorded context; they do not quantify iron loss. Comparisons require actual iron rows and appropriately aligned context, not just the presence of these related types.

The researched 365-day reporting window contained no raw iron samples and no stored iron aggregates. Recorded value ranges, unusually large entries, source-specific daily totals and logging gaps could not be measured. No empirical graph or nutrient-status conclusion is presented. Related measurements cannot supply an intake relationship without iron observations.

Check nutrient units and serving count: 1 g = 1,000 mg, while 1 microgram = 0.001 mg. Keep compatible contributions within a source and state how many days have credible logs. Apple allows apps to write selected nutrition types, so another nutrient being present does not establish complete iron coverage. Review contributing Health sources after changing logging apps.

This HealthKit type is documented here but is not in the current PulsHealth sync catalog. The missing database rows therefore cannot establish whether Apple Health on the phone contains entries. Milligrams on this page are an explanatory display unit, not a promise of current sync support.