Product Name: Ferrous Fumarate
Molecular formula: C4H2FeO4
Molecular weight : 169.90
Assay: 97.0%-101.0%
Characteristic: Orange-red or reddish brown fine powder; odorless, slightly salt taste.
Quality Standards:USP30
Ferrous Fumarate contains not less than 97.0 percent and not more than 101.0 percent of C4H2FeO4,calculated on the dried basis.
Melting point: >280°C
Density: alpha: 2.435
Water solubility: Slightly soluble in water, ethanol-soluble.
Function and Usage: Ferrous fumarate is a form of the mineral iron. Iron is important for many functions in the body, especially for the transport of oxygen in the blood.
Ferrous fumarate is used as a dietary supplement, and to prevent and to treat iron deficiencies and iron deficiency anemia.
Packing: 25kg/drum
English name: Ferrous Fumarate
Structural formula
Main index:
index | chinese pharmacopoeia 2010 version | USP (30 version) | BP2007 | FCC V | EP5.2 |
content(%)≥ | 93.0 | 97.0 | 93.0 | 97.0 | 93.0 |
weight loss on drying(%)≤ | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
high Ferrum(%)≤ | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
arsenic salt(%)≤ | 0.0004 | 0.0003 | 0.0005 | - | 0.0005 |
lead salt(%)≤ | 0.005 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 |
sulfate(%)≤ | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
mercury(%)≤ | - | 0.0003 | 0.0001 | 0.0003 | 0.0001 |
cadmium(%)≤ | - | - | 0.001 | - | 0.001 |
chromium(%)≤ | - | - | 0.02 | - | 0.02 |
nickel(%)≤ | - | - | 0.02 | - | 0.02 |
zinc(%)≤ | - | - | 0.05 | - | 0.05 |