Table 4.
Heme iron content (μg/g) of chicken according to meat type, cooking method and doneness level
| Chicken type and cooking method | Doneness level
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Just done | Well- done | Very well-done | ||
| Whole chicken, roasted | Total Fe | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Heme Fe | 3.7 | -- | -- | -- | |
| % Heme Fe | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Whole chicken, stewed | Total Fe | 5.2 | -- | -- | -- |
| Heme Fe | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- | |
| % Heme Fe | 57 | -- | -- | -- | |
| Chicken with bone, barbecued | Total Fe | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Heme Fe | -- | -- | 4.1 | -- | |
| % Heme Fe | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Chicken boneless, barbecued | Total Fe | -- | -- | 5.0 | 8.2 |
| Heme Fe | -- | -- | 3.1 | 2.0 | |
| % Heme Fe | -- | -- | 62 | 24 | |
| Chicken boneless, oven broiled | Total Fe | -- | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| Heme Fe | -- | 2.9 | 1.7 | 2.3 | |
| % Heme Fe | -- | 63 | 41 | 51 | |
| Chicken boneless, pan-fried | Total Fe | -- | 6.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Heme Fe | -- | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | |
| % Heme Fe | -- | 21 | 49 | 63 | |
| Chicken thigh with skin, baked | Total Fe | -- | 6.8 | 10.3 | 10.4 |
| Heme Fe | -- | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 | |
| % Heme Fe | -- | 67 | 51 | 47 | |
| Chicken thigh with skin, barbecued | Total Fe | -- | 11.2 | 9.7 | 14.2 |
| Heme Fe | -- | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.5 | |
| % Heme Fe | -- | 50 | 57 | 45 | |
| Chicken boneless/skinless thigh, baked | Total Fe | -- | -- | 7.2 | -- |
| Heme Fe | -- | 4.2 | 2.9 | 5.2 | |
| % Heme Fe | -- | -- | 40 | -- | |
| Chicken boneless/skinless thigh, barbecued | Total Fe | -- | -- | 8.7 | -- |
| Heme Fe | -- | 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.5 | |
| % Heme Fe | -- | -- | 61 | -- | |
| Chicken breast with skin, baked | Total Fe | -- | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Heme Fe | -- | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | |
| % Heme Fe | -- | 66 | 39 | 39 | |
| Chicken breast with skin, barbecued | Total Fe | -- | 7.4 | -- | 7.9 |
| Heme Fe | -- | 2.7 | -- | 3.8 | |
| % Heme Fe | -- | 36 | -- | 48 | |
| Chicken boneless/skinless breast, baked | Total Fe | -- | -- | 4.0 | -- |
| Heme Fe | -- | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 | |
| % Heme Fe | -- | -- | 39 | -- | |
| Chicken boneless/skinless breast, barbecued | Total Fe | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Heme Fe | -- | 2.3 | -- | 2.8 | |
| % Heme Fe | -- | -- | -- | -- | |