C6H10FeO6
233.98 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning
FERROUS LACTATE
CAS5905-52-2EC227-608-0
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Organometallic
Primary Use
food color and hematinic
Ferrous lactate is an iron-containing compound used primarily as a food colorant and as a hematinic to address iron deficiency. It is typically encountered as a salt-like, multi-fragment solid.
food coloringtreatment of iron deficiency anemia
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Related Compounds
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Zinc supplement and fortification agent
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Safety Reference
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
bis(2-hydroxypropanoate);iron(2+)
InChIKey
DKKCQDROTDCQOR-UHFFFAOYSA-L
SMILES
CC(C(=O)[O-])O.CC(C(=O)[O-])O.[Fe+2]
Synonyms (16)
- E-585
- (S)-Bis(lactato-O1,O2)iron
- 2-hydroxypropanoate;iron(2+)
- FERROUS LACTATE
- Ferro drops
- Ferrous lactate hydrate
- INS NO.585
- IRON(II) 2-HYDROXYPROPANOATE
- Iron dilactate
- Iron(2+) lactate
- Iron(II) lactate
- Iron(II) lactate hydrate
- ferrous;2-hydroxypropanoate