Why is iron important?

Iron is a part of hemoglobin. The role of hemoglobin is to transport oxygen in the body. Low iron levels in the body can cause fatigue, weakness, feeling short of breath, pale skin, palpitations, dizziness, irritability and, in case of severe iron deficiency, even chest pain. There are many different symptoms and having a certain symptom does not always indicate iron problems.

Iron problems are very common and high-risk groups include women in fertile age, pregnant women, the elderly and children. People who tend to consume a lot of dairy have also higher risk for iron problems due to calcium and also dairy protein casein that decrease iron absorption.

Natural vitamin C

We use natural vitamin C from Acerola in iron tablets and orange juice concentrate in iron syrups. Vitamin C increases iron absorption. Our supplements have just enough of vitamin C to reduce oxidative stress related to free iron that may result in using iron and high amounts of vitamin C together. As the natural vitamin C content is different for every orange juice batch, we don´t bring out the vitamin C content for syrups anymore.

Additive free

The products have been produced without artificial additives, preservatives, food dyes, sweeteners, and do not contain widely used magnesium stearate. All products are free from lactose, casein, yeast, soy, GMO, corn, gelatin, animal byproducts and are gluten–free.

Charity

For every product purchased we donate to a local children´s charity foundation, in Finland 5 cents from every product is donated to Lastenklinikoiden Kummit ry.

Pure ingredients

We only use natural ingredients grown without synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. Most of our ingredients are organic certified.

Suitable for vegans

As we do not use magnesium stearate or any other animal byproducts, all iron food supplements are also suitable for vegans.

Developed in Estonia

All iron products are developed and tested in Estonia. Liquid iron supplements are produced in Estonia and tablets in Finland.

Iron with nettle and acerola cherry 30 mg, 70 tablets

Superiron with nettle and acerola cherry 60 mg, 70 tablets

Lasten Rautasiirapi

Iron syrup for children with orange, pear and nettle from 6 months, 250 ml, 25 mg/10 ml

DOSAGE

It is best to take divalent iron food supplements (e.g. bisglycinate) in the morning on an empty stomach. Iron in bisglycinate form can also be taken after a small meal. Iron does not have to taken in the mornings, you can also use iron before nighttime.  Iron should not be taken together with medicine as iron may reduce or increase the efficiency of certain drugs. For some people sensitive to iron, iron may cause stomach pain or nausea when taken on an empty stomach – iron in bisglycinate form can be taken also with small meals (avoid coffee, tea and a lot of dairy at the same time). Iron bisglycinate does not react as easily like other iron salts with food.

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Do not take iron with these foods: Coffee, tea, dairy and foods rich in calcium (also oat and soya milk products containing calcium). Caffeine and tannin reduce iron absorption and a lot of calcium also inhibits absorption. You should wait for 4 hours between taking iron and thyroid hormone thyroxine. You can take iron with water or juice (e.g. apple and orange juice neutralize the metal taste of iron very well). All our iron products contain optimized level of natural vitamin C for better iron absorption. Lower optimized levels of vitamin C reduce the oxidative stress caused by iron supplements (high doses of vitamin C and iron may result in free unbind iron that causes oxidative stress to our cells).

Avoid coffee, tea, dairy and foods enriched with calcium 1 hour before and even 2 hours after consuming iron (also when consuming foods rich in iron, not only in case of iron supplements).

How much iron?

The recommended daily intake of iron in Finland is 15 mg for adult women and 9 mg for men. Iron balance during pregnancy requires approximately 500 mg of iron stores at the beginning of pregnancy. The increased need for iron after the first trimester of pregnancy is difficult to satisfy without iron supplements. The daily iron intake recommendation for children is 7-15 mg, depending on age.

The World Health Organization WHO recommends 30-60 mg of iron daily during pregnancy to reduce the risk of low birth weight, low hemoglobin and iron problems (WHO, Antenatal iron supplementation).

Adults

9-15 mg

Infants and toddlers

7-10 mg

Children

7-15 mg