I-Ferrous gluconate, i-molecular formula yi-C12H22O14Fe · 2H2O, kunye nobunzima be-molecular mass 482.18. Ingasetyenziswa njengesikhuseli sombala kunye nesondlo sesondlo ekutyeni. Ingenziwa ngokungathathi hlangothi kwe-gluconic acid kunye nesinyithi esincitshisiweyo. I-Ferrous gluconate ibonakaliswa yi-bioavailability ephezulu, ukunyibilika kakuhle emanzini, incasa ethambileyo ngaphandle kwe-astringency, kwaye iqiniswe ngakumbi kwiziselo zobisi, kodwa kulula ukubangela utshintsho kumbala wokutya kunye nencasa, ethintela ukusetyenziswa kwayo kwinqanaba elithile.