Ferric phosphate
10045-86-0 · 10402-24-1 · CCRIS 6895 · EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 034903 · FeO4P · FePO4 · Ferramol · Ferric orthophosphate · Ferric phosphate · Ferricphosphate · Ferrum phosphoricum · HSDB 453 · Iron orthophosphate · Iron phosphate · Iron phosphate (FePO4) · iron(3+) phosphate · Iron(3+) phosphate, (1:1) · Iron(III) phosphate · lithium ferric phosphate · N6BAA189V1 · Phosphoric acid, iron salt · Phosphoric acid, iron salt (1:?) · Phosphoric acid, iron(3+) salt (1:1) · WBJZTOZJJYAKHQ-UHFFFAOYSA-K · WHITE PHOSPHATE OF IRON (SCHUSSLER'S) · iron(3+) phosphate · Ferric phosphateCAS 10045-86-0
Ferric phosphate is an iron fortificant chosen for causing almost no colour or flavour change, at the cost of being absorbed less well than the soluble iron salts.
Where it is and isn’t permitted
| Jurisdiction | Status | Scope and limits | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Permitted | 21 CFR 184.1301retrieved 2026-09-07 | |
| Codex Alimentarius | Not listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited. |
What it is made from
Made by reacting an iron salt with phosphoric acid.
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- CAS registry number
- 10045-86-0
- InChIKey
- WBJZTOZJJYAKHQ-UHFFFAOYSA-K
- PubChem
- CID 24861
Every name it appears under
27 recorded names. A label may use any of them.
CAS registry number
- 10045-86-0
- 10402-24-1
As it appears in regulation
- Ferric phosphate
Other names
- CCRIS 6895
- EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 034903
- FeO4P
- FePO4
- Ferramol
- Ferric orthophosphate
- Ferric phosphate
- Ferricphosphate
- Ferrum phosphoricum
- HSDB 453
- Iron orthophosphate
- Iron phosphate
- Iron phosphate (FePO4)
- iron(3+) phosphate
- Iron(3+) phosphate, (1:1)
- Iron(III) phosphate
- lithium ferric phosphate
- N6BAA189V1
- Phosphoric acid, iron salt
- Phosphoric acid, iron salt (1:?)
- Phosphoric acid, iron(3+) salt (1:1)
- WBJZTOZJJYAKHQ-UHFFFAOYSA-K
- WHITE PHOSPHATE OF IRON (SCHUSSLER'S)
Systematic names
- iron(3+) phosphate
Hazard reference values
No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.
Evidence and how bodies read it
Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.
Sources for this page
- ecfr retrieved 2026-09-07
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