Iron + Vitamin C, B9 and Carrot

For a capsule of our dietary supplement Vegan Iron, Vitamin C, B9 and Carrot:

• Iron pidolate:14 mg
• Organic acerola extract titrated with 17% vitamin C:24 mg
• Folic acid :0.066 mg
• Dry extract 3/1 of organic carrot root: 50 mg
• Additives:acacia gum – rice fiber
• Capsule:HPM Cellulose – Gellan Gum

This product is also registered with the DGCCRF. To access this declaration, click here.

When to take your iron food supplement?

• We advise you to take your capsules, preferably more than two hours apart from taking other vitamins and minerals.

How to take capsules and tablets?

• It's very simple, you have to take your capsules with a large glass of water.

How many capsules?

• We recommend taking 1 capsule per day from 8 years old.

Duration of a box?

• A box lasts 60 days, 1 capsule per day.

Precautions for use:

• Dietary supplement Iron, to be used in addition to a healthy and balanced diet.
• Do not exceed the recommended daily doses.
• Seek medical advice before taking any iron supplement.
• Not suitable for children under 8 years old.

Iron requirements

Our bodies contain around 4 grams of iron in men and 2.5 grams in women.

Most of the iron in our bodies is constantly recycled. This explains why the need for iron from external sources is low: 1 to 2 mg actually absorbed is sufficient, except in cases of blood loss (including menstruation).

Taking into account the very low absorption of iron, the recommendations for daily intake* are as follows:

• adults and adolescents: 9 to 10 mg/day
• except for women in good health: 14 to 16 mg/day

*Intake corresponds to the amount swallowed and should not be confused with the quantity consumed.

Only part of the iron absorbed in the intestine passes into the bloodstream. The rest is excreted in the faeces. Only 20% of haem iron (iron contained in animal products) ingested is actually absorbed by the body. For non-haem iron (from plants), only 3 to 10% is actually absorbed.

Observable iron deficiencies

In practice, iron deficiency can be observed (note: iron deficiency iscalled anaemia)

• In regular women
• In women during pregnancy
• Vegetarians and vegans, or as a result of poorly-balanced weight-loss diets (as plant iron is very poorly absorbed, this can occur even when eating plants that are reputed to be rich in iron: soya, sesame, etc.).
• Possibly in sportspeople after long periods of exercise.
• The SUVIMAX-Epifer study shows that 23% of women of childbearing age on all diets have low iron reserves. There is no doubt that this figure is much higher in women who eat little or no animal protein (flexitarian, vegetarian, vegan).
  

Excess iron

Excess iron is just as harmful as iron deficiency (it increases free radicals and oxidation), but there is no risk with a supplement of 15 mg per day, corresponding to the Recommended Daily Intake (see below "Learn more").