I-Ferrous gluconate, ifomula ye-molecular ithi C12H22O14Fe · 2H2O, kanti isisindo se-molecular mass 482.18. Ingasetshenziswa njengesivikelo sombala kanye nesisekelo somsoco ekudleni. Ingenziwa ngokuthambisa i-gluconic acid ngensimbi encishisiwe. I-Ferrous gluconate ibonakala nge-bioavailability ephezulu, ukuncibilika okuhle emanzini, ukunambitheka okuncane ngaphandle kwe-astringency, futhi iqiniswe kakhulu eziphuzweni zobisi, kodwa futhi kulula ukubangela izinguquko kumbala wokudla kanye nokunambitheka, okukhawulela ukusetshenziswa kwayo ngezinga elithile.