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KOLOD FERROUS SULFATE

CAS Number
7720-78-7
Chemical Family
Waxes

Ferrous Sulfate blue-green crystals or granules, odorless with astringency. In dry air, it’s efflorescent. In moist air, it oxidizes readily to form a brown-yellow, basic ferric sulfate. It’s soluble in water, insoluble in ethanol. Dried: It’s gray-white to beige powder.with astringency.It is mainly composed of FeSO4·H2O and contains a few of FeSO4·4H2O.It’s slowly soluble in cold water (26.6 g / 100 ml, 20 ℃), It will be dissolved quickly when heating.It's insoluble in ethanol.Almost insoluble in 50% sulfuric acid. It is used as nutritional supplement(iron fortifier) and fruit and vegetable colorant.

Properties

Physical Form
  • Crystals
  • Granules
  • Solid
Pharma and Nutraceuticals Functions
Supplement

Product families

Applications

Food & Nutrition — Food
  • Fruits & Vegetables
Food & Nutrition — Nutrition & Well Being
  • Nutraceuticals & Supplements

Product Families

Food Ingredients — Functional Additives
  • Color Additives & Decoratives
Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals — Nutraceuticals & Supplements
  • Supplements & Functional Ingredients
Food Ingredients — Nutrition & Fortification
  • Functional Ingredients

Other characteristics

Brand
KOLOD
Functions
Color Retention Aid, Supplement
Ingredient Name
Ferrous Sulfate
Usage

It is used as nutritional supplement(iron fortifier) and fruit and vegetable colorant.

Markets
Food & Nutrition
Packing

It is packed with polyethylene bag as inner layer, and a compound plastic woven bag as outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.

Character

Heptahydrate: It's blue-green crystals or granules, odorless with astringency. In dry air, it's efflorescent. In moist air, it oxidizes readily to form a brown-yellow, basic ferric sulfate. It's soluble in water, insoluble in ethanol. Dried: It's gray-white to beige powder.with astringency.It is mainly composed of FeSO4· H2O and contains a few of FeSO4· 4H2O.It's slowly soluble in cold water (26.6 g / 100 ml, 20 ℃), It will be dissolved quickly when heating.It's insoluble in ethanol.Almost insoluble in 50% sulfuric acid.

Technology
  • Food Ingredients
  • Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals
Packaging Type
Bags
Storage and Transport

It should be stored in a dry and ventilative warehouse, kept away from heat and moisture during transportation,unloaded with care so as to avoid damage.Furthermore, it must be stored separately from poisonous substances.

Food Ingredients Features
Astringency
Food Ingredients Functions
  • Color Retention Aid
  • Supplement

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