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
StrongSame Parent
ZINC LACTATE
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Cosmetic ingredient for zinc supplements
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Sodium lactate
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Food acidity regulator and preservative
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Calcium DL-lactate
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Food preservative and calcium supplement
StrongSame Parent
Zinc lactate
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Zinc supplement and fortification agent
ReferenceSame Category
Lactose monohydrate
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nutrient and excipient in food
ReferenceSame Category
D-Glucose monohydrate
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sweetener and energy source
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L-tyrosine
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nutritional supplement and flavoring agent
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Linoleic acid
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dietary supplement and fatty acid
Safety Reference
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for FERROUS LACTATE (CAS 5905-52-2) is 2918.11.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2918.11
EU CN code (8-digit)
2918 11 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
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
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