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  "id": "https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/ferrous-fumarate",
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  "summary": "Ferrous fumarate is an iron fortificant used in cereals, infant foods and supplements, absorbed nearly as well as ferrous sulfate but causing less off-flavour.",
  "derivation_summary": "Made by reacting an iron salt with fumaric acid.",
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          "max_level_unit": null,
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            "ref": "21 CFR 184.1307d",
            "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-184.1307d"
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      "jurisdiction": "CODEX",
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      "status_label": "Not listed",
      "note": "Does not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.",
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      "name": "2-Butenedioic acid (2E)-, iron(2+) salt",
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      "name": "C4H2FeO4",
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      "name": "CCRIS 6896",
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      "name": "Cpiron",
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      "name": "Erco-Fer",
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      "name": "Ercoferro",
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      "name": "Feostat",
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      "name": "Feostat (TN)",
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    {
      "name": "Feroton",
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    {
      "name": "Ferrocite",
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      "name": "Ferrofumarate",
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    {
      "name": "Ferrofume",
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    {
      "name": "Ferronat",
      "type": "common",
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    {
      "name": "Ferrone",
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      "name": "Ferrosi fumaras",
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      "name": "Ferrotemp",
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      "name": "Ferrum (TN)",
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      "name": "Fersaday",
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      "name": "Fersamal",
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      "name": "Firon",
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      "name": "Fumafer",
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      "name": "Fumar",
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      "name": "Fumar-F",
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    {
      "name": "Fumiron",
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    {
      "name": "Galfer",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Heferol",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "Hemoton",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "Ircon",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "Iron (as fumarate)",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "Iron(2+) fumarate",
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      "name": "Iron(II) (E)-butenedioate",
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    },
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      "name": "Iron(II) fumarate",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Iron(II) fumarate (Standard)",
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    },
    {
      "name": "LO MINASTRIN FE COMPONENT FERROUS FUMARATE",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "METERFER",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Microgestin Fe",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "MINASTRIN 24 FE COMPONENT FERROUS FUMARATE",
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    },
    {
      "name": "NORQUEST FE COMPONENT FERROUS FUMARATE",
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    },
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      "name": "One-iron",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "Orgasal",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Palafer",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "TARINA 24 FE",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "Toleron",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
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      "name": "Tolferain",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "Tolifer",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "(E)-but-2-enedioate;iron(2+)",
      "type": "iupac",
      "source": "openfoodtox"
    },
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      "name": "Ferrous fumarate",
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      "key": "ecfr",
      "name": "Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21",
      "publisher": "U.S. Government Publishing Office / National Archives",
      "licence": "Public domain",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-31/title-21.xml",
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    }
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  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Ferrous fumarate\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/ferrous-fumarate. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.538Z"
}