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The purpose of this study was to determine hemoglobin regeneration efficiency (HRE) and relative iron bioavailability (RBV) of four food-grade EIPs (El-Lyte (EL), Hi-Sol (HS), H-325 (H3), and A-131 (A1)) by treating anemic rats with 14 d iron repletion diets (uncooked and cooked), fortified with a 12, 24, or 36 mg iron\/kg diet of the EIPs, ferrous sulfate monohydrate (FS, FeSO4\u2022H2O), or no added iron (control), n = 9\u201312\/group. The ability of EL and HS to maintain hemoglobin for 6 weeks on the 6 mg iron\/kg diet was also studied. The dissolution rate of iron from the EIPs was measured in hydrochloric acid at pH 1.0. Compared to FS, the EL, HS, and A1 EIPs had &gt;50% overall RBV, with the following order: HS &gt; A1 &gt; EL &gt; H3 (p \u2264 0.05); the effect of cooking was not significant (p &gt; 0.05). Dissolution testing revealed that the mean RBV of the EIPs was positively associated with the percentage of iron solubility. In the 6-week maintenance study, EL and HS maintained hemoglobin as well as FS. 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