Manganese gluconate

Manganese gluconate is a manganese source used in supplements and fortified foods.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Manganese gluconate by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationPermitted21 CFR 184.1452retrieved 2026-09-07
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFANot 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 a manganese salt with fermentation-derived gluconic acid.

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
InChIKey
OXHQNTSSPHKCPB-IYEMJOQQSA-L
PubChem
CID 22988

Every name it appears under

28 recorded names. A label may use any of them.

CAS registry number

  • 12261-90-4
  • 6485-39-8

As it appears in regulation

  • Manganese gluconate

Other names

  • 7G09WJ8QIR
  • Bis(D-gluconato-O(sup 1),O(sup 2)) manganese
  • Bis(D-gluconato-O1,O2)manganese
  • C12H22MnO14
  • CCRIS 3942
  • D-Gluconic acid, manganese salt (2:1)
  • Gluconic acid, manganese salt (2:1)
  • HSDB 1225
  • MANGANESE (II) D-GLUCONATE
  • Manganese D-gluconate
  • Manganese D-gluconate (1:2)
  • MANGANESE GLUCONATE
  • Manganese gluconate anhydrous
  • MANGANESE GLUCONATE, UNSPECIFIED
  • Manganese(2+) di(D-gluconate)
  • Manganese(2+) dihexonate
  • manganese(2+);(2R,3S,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoate
  • Manganese(II) gluconate
  • Manganese, bis(D-gluconato-.kappa.O1,.kappa.O2)-, (T-4)-
  • Manganese, bis(D-gluconato-kappaO1,kappaO2)-, (T-4)-
  • Manganese, bis(D-gluconato-kO1,kO2)-, (T-4)-
  • Manganese, bis(D-gluconato-O1,O2)-, (beta-4)-
  • Manganese, bis(D-gluconato-O1,O2)-, (T-4)-
  • manganous;(2R,3S,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoate
  • OXHQNTSSPHKCPB-IYEMJOQQSA-L

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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