BioFe Pure Iron 10mg Grape - 60 Chewable tablets

A daily iron supplement for children ages 3+ and adults in a natural grape flavour with 10 mg of micronized and microencapsulated elemental iron per chewable tablet.

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What it does

Why People Take It

BioFe® Pure Iron is gentle and does not cause constipation, upset stomach, or stained teeth—zero sugar and sweetened with teeth-friendly xylitol. BioFe® BioFe® is gentle and will not upset sensitive stomachs or stain teeth like common iron supplements. Benefits of BioFe® Helps to prevent iron...

How to take it

Simple To Take

Children ages 3-9 years, take 1 tablet per day. Ages 10-18 years, take 1-2 tablets per day.

Full description

A daily iron supplement for children ages 3+ and adults in a natural grape flavour with 10 mg of micronized and microencapsulated elemental iron per chewable tablet. BioFe® Pure Iron is gentle and does not cause constipation, upset stomach, or stained teeth—zero sugar and sweetened with teeth-friendly xylitol.

BioFe®

BioFe® is gentle and will not upset sensitive stomachs or stain teeth like common iron supplements.

Benefits of BioFe®

Helps to prevent iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia
Does not upset digestive tract
Will not cause constipation
Does not stain teeth
Pure, no harmful, artificial or unnecessary ingredients
Tastes great
Small and chewable

BioFe® Highlights

What makes BioFe® better than other irons?BioFe Iron is formulated with micronized and microencapsulated elemental iron.Unlike other iron supplements, BioFe Iron won’t irritate the digestive tract or cause constipation, diarrhea, nausea, and cramping.

What is Micronized?

Micronizing is a process that grinds the iron into a fine powder to make it completely dispersible in liquids and absorbable in the intestinal tract.

What is Microencapsulation?

Microencapsulation allows BioFe iron to be taken at the same time as foods and nutrients containing iron-inhibiting ingredients like calcium. BioFe is microencapsulated with a protective coating. The coating ensures you will not have the common side effects of iron supplements, like constipation, black stools, tummy upset, and grey teeth.Iron is not the best-tasting ingredient, and microencapsulation ensures BioFe tastes excellent. BioFe Iron is available in unflavoured liquid drops, delicious liquid, and a tiny chewable tablet.BioFe iron supplements are formulated without harmful ingredients and do not contain sugar, artificial colours, artificial sweeteners, artificial flavours, soy, gluten, benzoates and GMOs.

Ingredients & Dose

Suggested Use: Children ages 3-9 years, take 1 tablet per day. Ages 10-18 years, take 1-2 tablets per day. Adults 19 years and older, take 1 tablet per day. Pregnant women take 3 tablets per day. Take with food a few hours before or after taking medications

Medicinal Ingredients (per 1 tablet):
Iron (iron (III) pyrophosphate elemental)…..10 mg

Non-Medicinal Ingredients:
Xylitol, natural grape flavour, natural colour from black carrot, citric acid, vegetable magnesium stearate, sunflower lecithin, sweet potato maltodextrin.

Iron & Health

Iron is an essential mineral needed for mental, physical and emotional development in children. In both adults and children, iron is an essential component of hemoglobin which transfers oxygen from the lungs to the body’s tissues. Iron also provides us with much-needed energy. Iron is utilized by the brain to make several neurotransmitters including serotonin, our happy hormone, and melatonin, our sleep hormone. Iron is necessary for a healthy immune system.Iron is very important for growing infants and children. Low iron can lead to behavioural problems including tantrums, ADHD-like behaviours, and sleep problems as well as physical development issues like failure to thrive, short stature, and poor grades at school. Iron also helps build a strong immune system to fight illness and infection.

Signs and Symptoms of Low Iron

Dark under-eye circles
Moodiness, irritability, or tantrums
Pale skin, lips, and eyelids
Increased infections, colds, and flus
Sleep disturbances like having a hard time falling asleep
Becoming tired quickly, needing more naps
Craving and eating ice, dirt, clay or other non-food items (pica)
Poor appetite
ADHD-like behaviours
Slow growth (short or small for age)
Poor grades, low test scores
Headache
Anxiety
Teeth grinding

How Much Iron do Kids Need?

To prevent iron deficiency anemia, supplement with the following dose:

Children 7 months to 13 years – 10 mg iron daily
Girls 14 to 18 years – 15 mg daily
Boys 14 to 18 years – 10 mg daily
Pregnancy – 30 mg daily
Lactating – 10 mg daily

The doses recommended above are for elemental iron. Elemental iron is the total amount of iron available for absorption by your body. Always look for the elemental amount of iron when choosing an iron supplement.If your child is diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia your health care provider will recommend a therapeutic dose as a treatment for anemia. Therapeutic doses will be higher than what is recommended above.

Did You Know?

Fe – is the symbol for iron
Blood is red because the iron carries oxygen
There are two types of iron found in foods, heme and non-heme
Animal meats and egg yolks contain heme and non-heme iron
Dairy and plant foods contain only non-heme
A newborn baby typically has enough iron stores to last the first 4 to 6 months of life, unless the mother was iron deficient during pregnancy
Vitamin C can help your body absorb the iron in food, while calcium will hinder absorption
Low iron can result in lower IQ levels
Iron is used to make estrogen and progesterone in the body
Iron is needed to make serotonin and melatonin our mood and sleep hormones
Cooking poultry and meats reduces heme iron levels