Is Ammonium Ferric Pentetate vegan?

Ammonium Ferric Pentetate

Vegan

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
INCI name Ammonium Ferric Pentetate
CAS number 19529-40-9
CosIng ID 86577
Last reviewed 4 July 2026

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