I-Ferrous gluconate, ifomula ye-molecular ithi C12H22O14Fe · 2H2O, kanti isisindo se-molecular mass 482.18.Ingasetshenziswa njengesivikelo sombala kanye nesisekelo somsoco ekudleni.Ingenziwa ngokuthambisa i-gluconic acid ngensimbi encishisiwe.I-Ferrous gluconate ibonakala nge-bioavailability ephezulu, ukuncibilika okuhle emanzini, ukunambitheka okuncane ngaphandle kwe-astringency, futhi iqiniswe kakhulu eziphuzweni zobisi, kodwa futhi kulula ukubangela izinguquko kumbala wokudla kanye nokunambitheka, okukhawulela ukusetshenziswa kwayo ngezinga elithile.