Ferrous Lactate Powder, 96% is a light green powder. it has a strong iron taste, Partially soluble in cold water.
-Chemical name: Ferrous Lactate
-Standard: Food grade FCC
-Appearance: Powder
-Color: Light green
-Odor: slight odor
-Solubility: partial soluble in cold water
-Molecular formula: C6H10O6Fe·2H2O
-Molecular weight: 270.04 g/mol
Technical data
Test content
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Test content
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Test results
Ferrous lactate(as anhydrous), %
Min.96.0
98.3
Chloride, %
Max.0.1
<0.1
pH(2% v/v solution)
5.0-6.0
5.39
Sulphate, %
Max.0.1
<0.1
Loss on drying, %
Max.20.0
14.6
Lead, ppm
Max.1
<1
Ferric iron(Fe3+), %
Max.0.6
<0.6
Arsenic, ppm
Max.3
<3
Application
Application area:Food & Beverage, Dairy, flour, Pharmaceutical, Health products.
Typical applications:It is widely used in food, beverage, dairy product, table salts, nutritive liquid, medicine, etc. It has significant effect in the prevention and cure of iron-deficiency anemia.
Also used as acidity regulator, colour retention agent, used to fortify foods with iron.