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ferric ammonium citrate
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A mixture of indefinite composition that contains ferric and ammonium cations and citrate(3-) anions, ferric ammonium citrate may be obtained as red crystals or a brownish yellow powder or as green crystals or powder. It is added to foods as an acidity regulator and anticaking agent. It is also used as a positive oral contrast agent in magnetic resonance imaging, and was formerly administered orally as a source of iron for the treatment of iron-deficiency anaemia.
Term info
Label
ferric ammonium citrate
Subsets
3_STAR
has obo namespace
chebi_ontology
has related synonym
ammonium iron(III) citrate, E381, ammonium ferric citrate
id
CHEBI:31604
Term relations
Subclass of:
- mixture
- has role some MRI contrast agent
- has part some citrate(3-)
- has role some food acidity regulator
- has part some iron(3+)
- has part some ammonium