Green tea binds to iron. What else? page

[Knifegill]

If I start drinking green tea with my red meat to reduce the iron slap, what else is it binding to?

[Baba]

Coffee.

[Knifegill]

I don't think tea is binding to coffee. I could see certain elements binding, like the trace of magnesium in coffee to an element of the tea perhaps.

[JEL62]

I've read that tea inhibits the bioaccessibility of mercury in fish, which would be a good thing. This is an in vitro study though so who knows if it translates to any real benefit in humans.

ScienceDirect.com - Food Chemistry - Impact of phytochemical-rich foods on bioaccessibility of mercury from fish