Longer Living Guide

Spatone

Spatone Original Natural Iron Supplement (28 sachets)

Iron supplement: iron taken as a food supplement

Promising research
£15.50at api.hollandandbarrett.com

Best for: People who get stomach upset from tablets and only need a gentle top-up, for example…

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  • One ingredient: iron-rich spa water
  • Low dose, gentle on the stomach

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One ingredient: iron-rich spa water

Dose
About 5mg iron per 20ml sachet
Form
Ferrous sulphate in natural spa water
Nova
1

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Why we picked it

It is a single-ingredient product (natural iron-rich water from Snowdonia) with no fillers, and its low dose is well tolerated by many people.

Best for

People who get stomach upset from tablets and only need a gentle top-up, for example during pregnancy with a midwife’s agreement

Not for

Anyone with diagnosed iron deficiency anaemia who has been prescribed a treatment dose; people with haemochromatosis

The details that matter.

  • • One ingredient: iron-rich spa water
  • • Low dose, gentle on the stomach
  • • Not a treatment dose
  • • Take with vitamin C, away from tea

Specifications

Dose
About 5mg iron per 20ml sachet
Form
Ferrous sulphate in natural spa water
Nova
1
Pack
28 sachets
Ingredients
Natural spa water with a high content of iron sulphate
Regulatory status
Food supplement
How strong is the research? What our grades mean ›
Strong research
Independent certification or lab data for the specific claim.
Promising research
The material is well supported, but there is no product-level testing.
Early research
Little independent research.
Mixed research
Research findings disagree.
£
Under £20
££
£20 to £79
£££
£80+

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Sources

  1. api.hollandandbarrett.com
  2. chemistdirect.co.uk
  3. nhs.uk