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C12H14FeO12
406.08 g/mol
Food Additive

Ferrous ascorbate

CAS24808-52-4EC246-469-7
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Organometallic
Primary Use
Iron supplementation and food fortification

Ferrous ascorbate is a chemical compound consisting of iron(II) combined with ascorbate (vitamin C) in a 1:2 ratio. It is primarily used for iron supplementation and food fortification.

Iron supplementationFood fortification

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

bis((2R)-2-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-3-hydroxy-5-oxo-2H-furan-4-olate);iron(2+)

InChIKey

RFBYLSCVRUTUSB-ZZMNMWMASA-L

SMILES

C([C@@H]([C@@H]1C(=C(C(=O)O1)[O-])O)O)O.C([C@@H]([C@@H]1C(=C(C(=O)O1)[O-])O)O)O.[Fe+2]

Synonyms (19)
  • (+)-Iron(II) L-ascorbate
  • Ascofer
  • Complefer
  • Ferrous ascorbate
  • Ferrous cevitamate
  • Iron(2+) L-ascorbate
  • Iron(2+) di-L-ascorbate
  • Iron(II) ascorbate
  • J290.062I
  • Nedifer
  • Vitamin C iron(II) salt