Iron

Breakdown

3 ingredients to avoid

Spring Valley Iron scores 10/100 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.

Spring Valley Iron lists 12 ingredients, starting with Ferrous Sulfate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Povidone, Croscarmellose Sodium and Blue 1 Lake. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 10/100 Spring Valley Iron scores worse than most minerals we have scored. A higher-scoring option in minerals is Eidon Ionic Minerals Magnesium Liquid Concentrate at 100/100.