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Saponins

Antinutrient

Bitter surface compounds on quinoa and legumes. Rinsing removes most, and the clinical impact is low.

Relationships

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Saponins chelates

Non-Heme Iron

Iron from plants and fortified foods. Absorbed through DMT1 in the ferrous state, so it is the form vitamin C rescues and the form phytate, tannins and calcium block.

Zinc

Structural and catalytic cofactor in hundreds of enzymes, including steroidogenic ones. Shares absorption machinery with iron and copper.