# Iron amino acid chelate

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Categories: food

> Iron amino acid chelate. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.
- Rationale: EFSA OpenFoodTox genotoxicity classification: No data. Source: EFSA ANS 2009

## Regulatory status

- EU: EFSA statement — 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)

## Expert safety opinions

- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): no opinion 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 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1103.

## Data sources

- EFSA OpenFoodTox (updated 2026-10-04): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8120114

_Assessed by Greenveil._