Ferrous gluconate, tsarin kwayoyin halitta shine C12H22O14Fe · 2H2O, kuma adadin kwayoyin dangi shine 482.18. Ana iya amfani da shi azaman kariyar launi da ƙarfafa abinci mai gina jiki a cikin abinci. Ana iya yin shi ta hanyar neutralizing gluconic acid tare da rage baƙin ƙarfe. Ferrous gluconate yana da alaƙa da haɓakar haɓakar ƙwayoyin cuta, mai narkewa mai kyau a cikin ruwa, ɗanɗano mai ɗanɗano ba tare da astringency ba, kuma yana da ƙarfi a cikin abubuwan sha na madara, amma kuma yana da sauƙi don haifar da canje-canje a cikin launi da dandano na abinci, wanda ke iyakance aikace-aikacen sa zuwa wani ɗan lokaci.