Why is Vitamin C a component of iron supplements?
a) Vitamin C maintains iron in the ferrous form, the form that is absorbed from the lumen into the enterocyte.
b) Vitamin C blocks the absorption of zinc, which can interfere with iron absorption
c) Vitamin C maintains iron in the ferrous form, the form that is absorbed from the enterocyte into the bloodstream.
d) Vitamin C maintains iron in the ferric form, the form that is absorbed from the enterocyte into the bloodstream.