Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- food
Iron amino acid chelate
40/100 · High conf.
Concern score
40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence
Iron amino acid chelate in plain language
We don't have a plain-language description for Iron amino acid chelate yet.
- Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.
Why it's flagged
EFSA OpenFoodTox genotoxicity classification: No data. Source: EFSA ANS 2009
The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Iron amino acid chelate appears in these published regulatory listings.
EUEFSAEFSA statementInability to assess the safety of potassium amino acid chelate and iron amino acid chelate as sources of potassium and iron added for nutritional purposes to food supplements based on the supporting dossiers (EFSA ANS)
- Inability to assess the safety of potassium amino acid chelate and iron amino acid chelate as sources of potassium and iron added for nutritional purposes to food supplements based on the supporting dossiers (EFSA ANS)Source →
Expert safety opinions
Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
No JECFA evaluation on file.
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
Inability to assess the safety of potassium amino acid chelate and iron amino acid chelate as sources of potassium and iron added for nutritional purposes to food supplements based on the supporting dossiers (EFSA ANS)
2009 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for Iron amino acid chelate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
- Open →
EFSA OpenFoodTox
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Found in these products
Their ingredient lists include Iron amino acid chelate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.
- cat foodBlue Buffalo · Dog And Cat Food
- Milk replacer plus
- Life's basics, meal replacement plant protein mix, vanilla
- Frozen dairy dessert, vanilla-caramelBrio · Desserts
- Grain Free Chicken RecipeThe Honest Kitchen · Dog Food
- tutkey meal
- chicken meal
- Frozen Dairy Dessert Nourishing IndulgenceNutricopia Inc. · Desserts
- Brio, Frozen Dairy Dessert, Spring StrawberryNutricopia Inc. · Desserts
- Nourishing indulgence frozen dairy dessertDesserts
- Brio, Frozen Dairy Dessert, Tropical MangoNutricopia Inc. · Desserts
- Beef & Bison RecipePure Balance · Dog Food
- nulo
- taster fuls
- Hydrate Electrolyte Drink Mix Strawberry LemonadeTruLabs · Electrolyte Drink Mix
- HYDRATE ELECTROLYTE DRINK MIXTRULABS · Sports Drink
- HydrateTRULABS
- kibble
- Pom'&goThe Farmer's Dog · Dog Food
- Duck RecipeBlue Buffalo, Blue · Dog And Cat Food
- blue Buffalo
- Blue Wilderness Turkey RecipeBlue Wilderness
