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>>5399585

That is true. But the amount of iron imparted is probably very small, and if I had to guess, I would guess there is significantly more iron in, say, a cup of spinach. I am not even sure the iron that would be imparted from a pot would be in a very bioavailable form. My guess would be that it would be nonheme iron, which means the human body can only absorb between 2 and 20% of it, depending on a variety of factors.

>>5029807
>nasty green flecks floating in it

Assuming it wasn't just poorly filtered, that would be the phenolic content of the tea. That's the stuff that fights cancer, improves insulin sensitivity, burns fat, etc.

Plus it was delicious. You missed out on something delicious because you were prejudiced against it for being green. Open your mind to a world of tea pluralism.