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The limits are: Birth to 12 months: Refer to your healthcare provider
1-3 years: 65 milligrams (mg) per day
4-8 years: 110 mg
9+ years: 350 mg
Taking more than the upper limit can increase the risk of side effects, and are more common with magnesium carbonate, chloride, gluconate, and oxide.
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Ashley Wong, Health, 27 May 2025
Ferrous salts, including ferrous gluconate, glycinate, and sulfate, are absorbed more effectively than ferric salts and are the preferred option.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 8 May 2025
Magnesium forms commonly reported to cause diarrhea include magnesium carbonate, chloride, oxide, and gluconate.
—Alex Yampolsky, Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Types of iron supplements for anemia include: Ferrous sulfate
Ferrous gluconate
Ferrous fumarate
Ferrous bisglycinate
Ferric citrate
Ferric sulfate
Aside from their varying physical forms, their chemical composition also differs.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2025
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Ashley Wong, Health, 27 May 2025
Ferrous salts, including ferrous gluconate, glycinate, and sulfate, are absorbed more effectively than ferric salts and are the preferred option.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 8 May 2025
Magnesium forms commonly reported to cause diarrhea include magnesium carbonate, chloride, oxide, and gluconate.
—Alex Yampolsky, Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Types of iron supplements for anemia include: Ferrous sulfate
Ferrous gluconate
Ferrous fumarate
Ferrous bisglycinate
Ferric citrate
Ferric sulfate
Aside from their varying physical forms, their chemical composition also differs.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Gluconate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gluconate. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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gluconate
noun
glu·co·nate
ˈglü-kə-ˌnāt 
: a salt or ester of gluconic acid see calcium gluconate, ferrous gluconate
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