Vitabiotics

Vitabiotics Feroglobin Capsules (30)

Iron supplement: iron taken as a food supplement

Promising research
£6.15at vitabiotics.com

Best for: A cheap, widely available daily iron capsule at the NHS everyday limit of 17mg

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  • 17mg iron (fumarate) per capsule
  • Slow-release pellets

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17mg iron (fumarate) per capsule

Dose
Iron 17mg, zinc 12mg, copper 1mg, folic acid 400mcg, B6 5mg, B12 10mcg per capsule
Form
Ferrous fumarate, slow release
Nova
2

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Why we picked it

17mg of iron per capsule matches the NHS guidance that 17mg or less a day is unlikely to do harm, at about 20p a day.

Best for

A cheap, widely available daily iron capsule at the NHS everyday limit of 17mg

Not for

Anyone already taking a multivitamin with iron or zinc, and people with haemochromatosis

The details that matter.

  • • 17mg iron (fumarate) per capsule
  • • Slow-release pellets
  • • About 20p a day
  • • Contains bovine gelatin

Specifications

Dose
Iron 17mg, zinc 12mg, copper 1mg, folic acid 400mcg, B6 5mg, B12 10mcg per capsule
Form
Ferrous fumarate, slow release
Nova
2
Pack
30 capsules
Ingredients
Non pareil seeds, gelatin capsule shell (bovine), purified talc, ferrous fumarate, sucrose, zinc sulphate, potato starch, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, ethyl cellulose, vitamin B6, copper sulphate, vitamin B12, folic acid
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.
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Sources

  1. vitabiotics.com
  2. nhs.uk