so, we're going to 2 tbsps of paprika in the fruit bowl for lutein, which could be as much as 8 mg of iron, according to the usda. it's also a fair amount of vitamin c, a lot of vitamin e and a good chunk of vitamin k. like, i wonder if you could just live on this stuff.

the purpose is lutein & beta-carotene, as it's the only thing i can find for the fruit bowl that makes sense. but, it may lead to (cost) reductions in other items. 

that said, what i'm going to have to try coming out of this ferritin build is to just boost my dietary intake to 500% a day and see if that's enough.