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Home/Compounds/Food Additive/Iron(II) 2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoate

C₁₂H₂₂FeO₁₄

446.14 g/mol

Food AdditiveWarning

FERROUS GLUCONATE

CAS299-29-6EC206-076-3

Category

Food Additive

Compound Class

Organometallic

Primary Use

dietary iron supplement

Ferrous gluconate is a chemical compound used as a dietary iron supplement to address or prevent low iron levels. It provides iron in a form that is readily absorbed by the body.

dietary iron supplement

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Related Compounds

StrongSame Parent

Magnesium gluconate

pharmaceutical raw material

StrongSame Parent

Zinc gluconate

dietary supplement and food additive

StrongSame Parent

Sodium D-gluconate

Food additive and chelating agent

StrongSame Parent

Copper gluconate

Nutritional supplement and feed additive

ApplicationSame Use

Ferrous bisglycinate

Dietary iron supplement

ReferenceSame Category

DL-alanine

flavoring agent or adjuvant

ReferenceSame Category

Fructose

natural sweetener and monosaccharide

ReferenceSame Category

Carnosine

antioxidant dietary supplement

Safety Reference

Harmful

Warning

H302Harmful if swallowed

Identifiers

IUPAC Name

iron(2+);bis((2R,3S,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoate)

InChIKey

VRIVJOXICYMTAG-IYEMJOQQSA-L

SMILES

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

Synonyms (45)