Chewy Iron & Vitamin C - Grape (60 Gummies)

Chewy Iron & Vitamin C is a grape-flavoured gummy that combines iron with vitamin C. A serving of 2 gummies gives 20 mg of iron and 26 mg of vitamin C. The bottle holds 60 gummies, which is 30 servings, and the label marks it as vegan friendly.

What is in two gummies

The iron is ferric saccharate in a microencapsulated form, at 20 mg per serving. Vitamin C comes as ascorbic acid at 26 mg, with a little sodium ascorbate further down the ingredient list.

The gummy base is glucose syrup, sugar, water and pectin, so it contains no gelatin. Black carrot concentrate gives the purple colour, and natural grape flavour, citric acid and trisodium citrate set the taste. There are no artificial colours listed, and the colour comes from a vegetable concentrate.

Why iron and vitamin C together

Iron and vitamin C are often sold as a pair, and many people who take an iron product also take vitamin C at the same time. A gummy that holds both means one bottle and one dose instead of two.

How it compares

Iron supplements most often come as tablets or capsules of ferrous sulfate, fumarate or bisglycinate. This gummy uses microencapsulated ferric saccharate instead, and you chew it rather than swallow it. At 20 mg of iron per serving it sits in the middle of the usual range for daily iron products. Because it is a sweet gummy, it does contain sugar and glucose syrup, which a tablet would not.

How to take it

Take 2 gummies a day and do not exceed that amount. Chew them well before swallowing. At that rate the bottle lasts 30 days. Store the bottle closed, somewhere cool and dry. Because these are sweet and look like candy, keep them where children cannot reach them. The full directions and cautions are under How to Take.

Who it suits

It suits adults who want an iron product they can chew and who prefer a fruit flavour to a tablet. People following a vegan diet can use it, since the base is pectin rather than gelatin. Anyone who has been told to take iron should check the amount against their own advice from a health care practitioner.

Chewy Iron & Vitamin C FAQ

How much iron is in a serving?

20 mg of iron in 2 gummies, from microencapsulated ferric saccharate.

Is it vegan?

The label describes it as vegan friendly, and the gummy is set with pectin, not gelatin.

How many servings are in the bottle?

30 servings of 2 gummies.

What flavour is it?

Grape, from natural grape flavour, coloured with black carrot concentrate.

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