Nutritional and therapeutic iron composition and method of making

摘要

A nutritional and therapeutic source of iron comprising an orally administrable composition having as the essential source of iron the reaction product of one molar equivalent of a ferrous iron salt and at least two molar equivalents of glycine and said ferrous iron in said reaction product being in a non-ionic form with each ferrous iron molecule having two glycine molecules ionically bonded therewith and preferably also having six molecules of glycine associated therewith by covalent bonds and said reaction product when orally administered in a liquid or solid feed mixture or in an aqueous solution to mammals effecting a significant increase in the concentration of iron in the blood of the mammals.