"Dietary iron" refers to the type of iron that we get from the food we eat. It is an essential mineral that our body needs to function properly, especially for making healthy red blood cells. Full definition
This means that adding 500 mg of Vitamin C to your daily intake of dietary iron would be very helpful if your iron levels are low. (integrativehealthcare.com)
In people with autoimmune intestinal disease, for instance, the correlation between dietary iron intake and risk of low iron stores is much stronger than in the rest of the population. (whfoods.org)
Vitamin C can increase the absorption of iron (especially the iron found in plant foods) and may help lower the risk of dietary iron deficiency. (whfoods.org)