Is Ammonium Ferric Pentetate vegetarian?
Ammonium Ferric Pentetate
Ammonium ferric pentetate is a chelated iron complex formed from ferric iron and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) with ammonium counter-ions. It is used in cosmetics and industrial applications as a chelating agent and oxidising component.
| Also known as | Ammonium iron(III) DTPA complex, Ferrate(2-), [rel-[N(R)]-N-[2-[bis[(carboxy-kappa-O)methyl]amino-kappa-N]ethyl]-N-[(S)-2-[[(carboxy-kappa-O)methyl](carboxymethyl)amino-kappa-N]ethyl]glycinato(5-)-kappa-N,kappa-O]-, ammonium hydrogen,, Ferric ammonium pentetate |
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| INCI name | Ammonium Ferric Pentetate |
| CAS number | 19529-40-9 |
| CosIng ID | 86577 |
| Last reviewed | 4 July 2026 |
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