Iron
Serum iron — optimal range for vegans & vegetarians
Iron bound to transferrin at the moment of the draw.
Optimal range
60–170 µg/dL
How a value is read
| Deficient | < 50 µg/dL |
| Below optimal | 50 – 60 µg/dL |
| Optimal | 60 – 170 µg/dL |
| Above optimal | 170 – 190 µg/dL |
| Markedly high | > 190 µg/dL |
Bands are given in the marker's canonical unit; values in other units are converted automatically.
Why it matters on a plant-based diet
The momentary blood iron level; it swings during the day and after meals, so alone it says little — interpret with ferritin and transferrin saturation.
A single marker decides nothing
Deficiencies mask one another: high folate hides low B12, inflammation inflates ferritin, low zinc mimics iron deficiency. VEGALYSIS reads the whole picture and explains the links.
Analyse my labsUnits
- µg/dL
- µmol/L× 5.587 → µg/dL
VEGALYSIS accepts any of these units and converts the value to the canonical one.
Names seen on lab reports
serum iron · iron · железо · сывороточное железо · fe
Sources
Related markers
Educational material; not a substitute for a clinician's advice.