Ferrous gluconate, mawonekedwe a molekyulu ndi C12H22O14Fe · 2H2O, ndipo kuchuluka kwa maselo ndi 482.18.Itha kugwiritsidwa ntchito ngati zoteteza mtundu komanso zolimbitsa thupi muzakudya.Itha kupangidwa pochepetsa gluconic acid ndi chitsulo chochepa.Ferrous gluconate imadziwika ndi kuchuluka kwa bioavailability, kusungunuka kwabwino m'madzi, kununkhira kofatsa popanda astringency, komanso kumalimbitsa kwambiri zakumwa zamkaka, koma ndizosavuta kuyambitsa kusintha kwamtundu wa chakudya ndi kukoma, zomwe zimalepheretsa kugwiritsa ntchito kwake kumlingo wina.