Iron Ferrochel Ferrous Bisglycinate Chelate 36 mg

Iron Ferrochel Ferrous Bisglycinate Chelate 36 mg

California Gold Nutrition4.7 (20,423 ratings)
Format:Capsule Quantity: 90 Capsule(s) · 90 servings
Goals
$8.02 $0.08 per serving

Product analysis

77 out of 100

Iron Ferrochel Ferrous Bisglycinate Chelate 36 mg may help with tiredness when low iron is the cause and offers particularly good value per serving.

AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works

Nutrient Quality40

The iron form is clearly identified, but its relative quality remains uncertain. The named chelate alone does not establish an advantage over other iron forms.

Ingredient Transparency100

The iron amount and form are both disclosed. That makes it straightforward to compare the serving with other iron supplements.

Value For Money100

The iron offers particularly good value per serving. Its affordability is useful when iron supplementation matches an actual nutritional need.

Customer Satisfaction91

Customer ratings are very positive across an especially large body of feedback. They show a well-established satisfaction pattern without proving effectiveness or tolerance for an individual.

Product Focus73

The single-ingredient formula has a clear purpose in replacing low iron intake. Its possible benefits for fatigue, concentration and hair relate to correcting a shortfall.

Format
Capsule
Container
90 Capsule(s)
Per serving
$0.08
Customer rating
4.7 · 20,423 ratings
Report analysis

Goals

Impact
High effect
A+ Ingredient FitF PathwaysB EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Iron · 36 mg

Iron can help replace low nutrient intakes that can cause diffuse shedding. This connection concerns correcting a shortfall, rather than established regrowth when intake is adequate.

How this product is rated for Hair Health

Ingredient fit96

The formula is focused on nutrients included in this hair comparison. The counted amounts reach their full reference levels, which are comparison anchors rather than proven regrowth doses.
Goal fit
The formula is focused on nutrients included in this hair comparison.
Dose adequacy
The counted amounts reach their full reference levels, which are comparison anchors rather than proven regrowth doses.

Pathways0

The saved findings do not assign activity to the specified hair-function areas. Nutrient relevance can still concern correcting low intake.
Depth
None of the specified hair-function areas receives a contribution.
Breadth
No specified hair-function area reaches the comparison’s coverage threshold.

Evidence78

Iron leads the supplied comparison, but its practical hair benefit is tied to correcting a shortfall.
Evidence strength
Iron leads the supplied comparison, but its practical hair benefit is tied to correcting a shortfall.
Studied preparation
The counted ingredients meet the preparation check, without establishing that this product itself has been tested for hair outcomes.

Formulation logic100

The counted ingredients have no missing required partner or triggered conflict, and their known amounts meet the minimum comparison level.
Partner coverage
The counted ingredients have no missing required partner under the supplied checks.
Conflicts
None of the specific conflict checks was triggered; this does not establish that every ingredient or amount is suitable.
Effective doses
All counted ingredients meet the minimum amount check; this does not identify a clinically effective regrowth dose.
Study evidence
Iron Disputed 25 studies
Impact
High effect
A+ Ingredient FitF PathwaysA+ EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Iron · 36 mg

Iron supports red blood cells and can reduce tiredness caused by iron deficiency. Fatigue improvement in women with low ferritin does not establish extra energy for people with adequate iron. This chelated iron serving reaches the saved amount reference, but its form and amount do not establish equivalence to the selected treatment regimen described in the supplied context.

How this product is rated for Energy

Ingredient fit96

The counted nutrients reach their saved amount references; this does not establish extra energy beyond nutritional adequacy.
Goal fit
Iron keeps the counted formula focused, while its links to other goals limit how specifically it targets energy.
Dose adequacy
The counted nutrients reach their saved amount references; this does not establish extra energy beyond nutritional adequacy.

Pathways0

The saved findings assign no contribution to the named alertness, exercise-energy or stress-fatigue categories; nutritional support remains a separate concern.
Depth
The saved findings assign no contribution to the named alertness, exercise-energy or stress-fatigue categories; nutritional support remains a separate concern.
Breadth
No named energy category reaches the saved breadth threshold.

Evidence98

Iron supplies the strongest evidence contribution, specifically for low-iron fatigue rather than extra energy with adequate iron.
Evidence strength
Iron supplies the strongest evidence contribution, specifically for low-iron fatigue rather than extra energy with adequate iron.
Studied preparation
The saved finding accepts the counted nutrient declarations; this does not establish special fatigue benefits from their chemical forms.

Formulation logic100

The counted ingredients have no missing partner requirement or identified conflict. Their amounts meet the saved minimum counting criterion.
Partner coverage
The counted ingredients have no unmet partner requirement in the supplied findings.
Conflicts
No matched ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied findings.
Effective doses
All counted ingredients reach the saved minimum amount criterion; this is not a proven threshold for fatigue relief.
Study evidence
Iron Supportive 74 studies
Productivity Boost
Impact
High effect
A+ Ingredient FitF PathwaysC+ EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Iron · 36 mg

Iron can reduce fatigue and poor concentration when low iron status is the cause, including before anaemia develops. Its role here is correcting a dietary shortfall, rather than improving productivity in iron-replete adults. The serving amount receives full consideration in the saved findings, but higher iron amounts do not establish greater work benefits.

How this product is rated for Productivity Boost

Ingredient fit96

Iron is the sole credited ingredient and its declared amount receives full consideration.
Goal fit
Iron is the sole credited ingredient and its declared amount receives full consideration..
Dose adequacy
The credited ingredient amounts reach the saved comparison range; this is not proof of a clinically effective productivity dose.

Pathways0

Iron's dietary-gap role does not populate the listed attention and memory categories.
Depth
No listed attention or memory category receives coverage from the credited nutrient role.
Breadth
None of the listed categories is covered; nutritional correction remains a separate role.

Evidence69

Iron's strongest relevant evidence concerns fatigue associated with low iron status.
Evidence strength
Iron's strongest relevant evidence concerns fatigue associated with low iron status.
Studied preparation
The credited ingredients receive preparation recognition in the saved findings; this does not establish improved work performance.

Formulation logic100

No missing partner or configured conflict was identified among the credited ingredients.
Partner coverage
Each credited ingredient can stand alone or has its required partner in the saved findings.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied facts.
Effective doses
All credited ingredients pass the saved minimum-amount threshold; that threshold does not prove productivity improvement.
Study evidence
Iron Supportive 69 studies

Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
Iron (Ferrous Bisglycinate Chelate)
36 mg 91
Gluten Free Adults 18–50 Vegan Dairy Free Vegetarian
Report overview
B Active Ingredient Quality & BioavailabilityA+ Dose, Safety & Label TransparencyA+ Value
A serving supplies 36 mg of iron as ferrous bisglycinate. The whole-product serving costs about $0.09.
How this ingredient is rated

Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability78

Iron bisglycinate is favored by the evaluation’s form policy; that rating does not establish how much is absorbed. The amount of vitamin C is not known in the saved facts, so added absorption support from it cannot be established.
Iron Chemical Form & Bioavailability
Iron bisglycinate is favored by the evaluation’s form policy; that rating does not establish how much is absorbed.
Absorption Support & Blocker Avoidance
The amount of vitamin C is not known in the saved facts, so added absorption support from it cannot be established.

Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100

The iron amount is stated as 36 mg per serving. It falls within the evaluation’s main dose band.
Elemental Iron Label Clarity
The saved facts identify 36 mg of iron per serving as the iron amount, rather than only a compound weight.
Dosage Effectiveness & Safety Range
A serving supplies 36 mg of iron, within the evaluation's main dose band.

Value100

A whole-product serving costs about $0.09 and supplies 36 mg of iron. The evaluation uses serving price without a minimum iron amount.
Price per Effective Serving
A whole-product serving costs about $0.09 and supplies 36 mg of iron. The evaluation uses serving price without a minimum iron amount.
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Sources

Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.

  1. Large-dose intravenous ferric carboxymaltose injection for iron deficiency anemia in heavy uterine bleeding: a randomized, controlled trial.
    Van Wyck DB; Mangione A; Morrison J; Hadley PE; Jehle JA; Goodnough LT · Transfusion · 2010
    Randomized trial477 participantsEnergy forIron
  2. The Effect of Parenteral or Oral Iron Supplementation on Fatigue, Sleep, Quality of Life and Restless Legs Syndrome in Iron-Deficient Blood Donors: A Secondary Analysis of the IronWoMan RCT.
    Macher S; Herster C; Holter M; Moritz M; Matzhold EM; Stojakovic T; Pieber TR; Schlenke P; Drexler C; Amrein K · Nutrients · 2021
    Randomized trial176 participantsEnergy forIron
  3. Ferric carboxymaltose vs. oral iron in the treatment of pregnant women with iron deficiency anemia: an international, open-label, randomized controlled trial (FER-ASAP).
    Breymann C; Milman N; Mezzacasa A; Bernard R; Dudenhausen J; FER-ASAP investigators · Journal of perinatal medicine · 2018
    Randomized trial252 participantsEnergy forIron
  4. Effect of iron therapy on fatigue symptoms in non-anaemic iron deficient women of reproductive age- A Randomized Controlled Trial.
    Sultana N; Bajwa FA; Sikandar MZ; Haider MM; Majeed T · JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association · 2026
    Randomized trial164 participantsEnergy forIron
  5. Intravenous iron isomaltoside treatment of women suffering from severe fatigue after postpartum hemorrhage.
    Holm C; Thomsen LL; Langhoff-Roos J · The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians · 2019
    Randomized trial85 participantsEnergy forIron
  6. The Association Between Alopecia Areata and Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Large-Scale Population-Based Case-Control Study.
    Davidovici B; Drutin Y; Ben-Tov A; Mimouni D; Wohl Y · Journal of personalized medicine · 2026
    Case-control study100,203 participantsHair Health forIron
  7. Iron Deficiency and Nonscarring Alopecia in Women: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
    Treister-Goltzman Y; Yarza S; Peleg R · Skin appendage disorders · 2022
    Meta-analysis10,029 participants36 studies pooledHair Health forIron
  8. Comparative Analysis of Postoperative Hair Loss and Micronutrient Deficiencies After One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass Versus Sleeve Gastrectomy.
    Chinisaz F; Maleki T; Najjari K; Miratashi Yazdi SA · Obesity surgery · 2026
    Cohort study261 participantsHair Health forIron
  9. Assessment of Serum Ferritin Levels in Female Patients With Telogen Effluvium.
    Thamotharan N; Harikumar MV; Sundaram M; Swaminathan A; Rangarajan S · Cureus · 2026
    Cross-sectional study100 participantsHair Health forIron
  10. Diagnosis and treatment of female alopecia: Focusing on the iron deficiency-related alopecia.
    Lin CS; Chan LY; Wang JH; Chang CH · Tzu chi medical journal · 2023
    Cohort study155 participantsHair Health forIron
  11. Effects of daily iron supplementation in primary-school-aged children: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
    Low M; Farrell A; Biggs BA; Pasricha SR · CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2014
    Meta-analysis7,089 participants32 studies pooledProductivity Boost forIron
  12. Consumption of Iron-Biofortified Beans Positively Affects Cognitive Performance in 18- to 27-Year-Old Rwandan Female College Students in an 18-Week Randomized Controlled Efficacy Trial.
    Murray-Kolb LE; Wenger MJ; Scott SP; Rhoten SE; Lung'aho MG; Haas JD · The Journal of nutrition · 2017
    Randomized trial150 participantsProductivity Boost forIron
  13. Functional consequences of iron supplementation in iron-deficient female cotton mill workers in Beijing, China.
    Li R; Chen X; Yan H; Deurenberg P; Garby L; Hautvast JG · The American journal of clinical nutrition · 1994
    Randomized trial80 participantsProductivity Boost forIron
  14. The Effect of Iron-Fortified Lentils on Blood and Cognitive Status among Adolescent Girls in Bangladesh.
    Barnett AL; Wenger MJ; Yunus FM; Jalal C; DellaValle DM · Nutrients · 2023
    Randomized trial359 participantsProductivity Boost forIron
  15. Daily iron supplementation for improving anaemia, iron status and health in menstruating women.
    Low MS; Speedy J; Styles CE; De-Regil LM; Pasricha SR · The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016
    Meta-analysis8,506 participants67 studies pooledProductivity Boost forIron