ferrous gluconate

Ferrous gluconate derives its vegan and vegetarian status from ferrous carbonate, gluconic acid.

Classifications are made based on the available commercial supply of the ingredient, and are made based on the criteria on our classifications page.

Commercially available ferrous gluconate is vegan and vegetarian.

Ferrous gluconate is used as an iron supplement. It is manufactured from ferrous carbonate and gluconic acid.

Sources

1. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Ferrous-Gluconate#section=Methods-of-Manufacturing
2. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/ferrous%20carbonate#section=Uses
3. https://www.food-info.net/uk/e/e579.htm