Iron supplement. Highly absorbable form of iron. Promotes rich red blood. Small, easy-to-swallow tablets. Iron is essential to nutrition because it is needed to make hemoglobin, the protein that caries oxygen in the blood. The need for iron increases during growth, menstruation, pregnancy or when there is a loss of blood or a poor diet. Each 240 mg Ferrous Gluconate tablet provides approximately 27 mg of elemental iron. This product has been manufactured and repacked in strict conformance with industry and government standards. Guaranteed no added: sugar, sodium, starch, yeast, soy, corn, wheat, dairy, gluten, egg, fragrance, artificial flavors and preservatives. (These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease).