Iron Pyrophosphate (Fortificant)

Hazard level: No known concerns

What is Iron Pyrophosphate (Fortificant)?

Iron compound used to fortify foods such as cereals with minimal effect on taste or color.

Is Iron Pyrophosphate (Fortificant) safe?

Iron Pyrophosphate (Fortificant) has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.

Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 11 of 12,846 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

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Also known as

Iron Pyrophosphate (Fortificant) is also known as iron diphosphate, iron pyrophosphate — these all refer to the same ingredient.

iron pyrophosphate iron diphosphate

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