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Ferrous Lactate(Food Grade)

Ferrous Lactate property: it is light yellow green crystal or powder, smell-less or with a slight touch of rust smell. Its formular is C6H10FeO6.3H2O and the molecular weights is 288.04. It can be easily dissolved in hot water.

Ferrous Lactate application: it is widely used in food, beverage, dairy product, table salt, nutritive liquid medicine, etc. It has hotable results in the prevention and cure of iron-deficiency anemia. As food additive, the adding amount of Ferrous Lactate should be:  120-240mg in cereal and cereal product, 50-100mg in beverage, 300-500mg in dairy product and nurseling food, 4800-6000mg in table salt and bonbon.

Packing: in 25 Kgs net kraft paper bag.

Storage: in cool and dry place, kept in shadow and air tight container, the package should be kept perfectly.

Ferrous Lactate by our company conforms with FCC IV and USP24.

Its specification as below:

Total assay of Iron(As Fe)%: >18.9 

Assay (As Fe2+)%: >18.0 

Moisture(no crystal water)%: <2.5 

Calcium salt(As Ca2+)%: <1.2 

Heavy Metal(As Pb)%: <0.002 

Arsenic(As As)%: <0.0001