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Ferrous bisglycinate

Drug ingredient

CAS 20150-34-9

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

Molecular structure of 20150-34-9
1 Fe²⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$503M
Top sourceChina 25%

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292249 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292249, which covers 170 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 25%ChinaIN 17%IndiaSG 13%SingaporeIT 9%ItalyCH 7%Switzerland
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
Oncora Pharma, LLC
WOMENS CHOICE PHARMACEUTICALS LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 6 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Nestabs Prenatal Multi-vitamin/Mineral Supplement
  • •Aflora
  • •Folartex
  • •Folixia
  • •Nutralyn
  • •Folaten
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$0.05/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$5.00 / 100 g
Purity98%
Vendors13 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

12 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.05500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.071 kg—
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.081 kg—
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$0.1025 kg2%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.101 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.101 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.111 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.13500 g98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$2.6025 g95%
MolnovaChina$160.00200 mg99%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$6900.0010 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS20150-34-9
PubChem CID9837124
DTXSIDDTXSID30173978
FormulaC4H8FeN2O4
Mol. Weight203.96 g/mol
SMILESC(C(=O)[O-])N.C(C(=O)[O-])N.[Fe+2]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Ferrous bisglycinate (CAS 20150-34-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/20150-34-9/ PubChem: 9837124. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9837124 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 20150-34-9. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 292249 for CAS 20150-34-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/