Ferritin concentration in Caco-2 cells exposed to samples of beans only (whole bean), additional meal plan components and bean-based diets1-2.

1Caco-2 bioassay procedures and preparation of the digested samples are described in the materials and methods sections.2Cells were exposed to only MEM (minimal essential media) without addedfood digests and Fe (n = 6).a-g Within a column, means without a common letter are significantly different(p Ferritin concentration in Caco-2 cells exposed to samples of beans only (whole bean), additional meal plan components and bean-based diets1-2.