Iron

Name: Iron
Brand: Spring Valley

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Ingredients · 14

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Common questions

Is Spring Valley Iron healthy?

Spring Valley Iron scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Spring Valley Iron?

Spring Valley Iron lists 14 ingredients, starting with Ferrous Sulfate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Povidone, Croscarmellose Sodium and Fd&c Blue No. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Spring Valley Iron contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Spring Valley Iron’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Spring Valley Iron?

Spring Valley Iron is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Spring Valley Iron compare to other minerals?

At 0/100 Spring Valley Iron scores worse than most minerals we have scored. A higher-scoring option in minerals is Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Glycinate at 29/100.

Is Spring Valley Iron organic?

Spring Valley Iron is not certified organic in our data.

Has Spring Valley Iron been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Spring Valley Iron, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.