When the tiredness stays, even though you slept enough
anatis Iron Chelate puts iron as bisglycinate, vitamin C from acerola cherry and beetroot into a single capsule a day. Four ingredients, filled by hand in Austria.
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Tiredness and energy metabolism
Iron contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue. Iron contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
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Chelate: iron bound to two glycine molecules
In bisglycinate, each iron ion is enclosed by two molecules of the amino acid glycine. This ring structure keeps the iron chemically stable in the digestive tract. Ferrous bisglycinate is an EU-authorised iron source for food supplements.
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Vitamin C from acerola, right alongside
The acerola cherry is naturally rich in vitamin C. Vitamin C increases iron absorption. That is why it sits in the same capsule rather than in a second product.
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Filled by hand in Austria, no excipients
No flow agents, no fillers, no colourants. The capsule shell is plant cellulose (HPMC), and the product is vegan.
Sound familiar? Eight hours of sleep, and the morning still feels like a hill to climb. A second coffee helps for a while, then the fog returns. Women know this phase well, because every period takes iron with it. Anyone who eats little or no meat refills that store only slowly through food alone.
Iron from plant foods and from salts such as ferrous sulphate arrives in the gut as a free ion. There it competes for uptake with phytates from cereals, tannins from coffee and tea, and calcium. In a chelate, the iron is already bound before it reaches the stomach. The vitamin C from acerola also keeps the iron in the ferrous (Fe2+) form the gut can take up. Beetroot completes the recipe on the plant side: it brings the red pigment betanin and has been the kitchen root people associate with iron for generations.
Four ingredients in the tub means iron, acerola, beetroot and the capsule shell. Nothing else. The dose is set so that one capsule a day is enough and one tub lasts three months.
📊 anatis Iron Chelate by the numbers
21 mg
iron per capsule (150% NRV)
53.5 mg
vitamin C from acerola (66.9% NRV)
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ingredients including the capsule shell
90 days
supply at 1 capsule daily
📋 Recommended intake
Take 1 capsule once daily with liquid. Daily dose: 1 capsule.
Active ingredients per daily dose (1 capsule of 560 mg)
| Ingredient |
Amount |
NRV* |
| Acerola cherry extract |
214 mg |
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| of which vitamin C (25%) |
53.5 mg |
66.9% |
| Beetroot powder |
134 mg |
– |
| Ferrous bisglycinate |
112 mg |
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| of which iron |
21 mg |
150% |
*Nutrient reference value according to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011
Trade name: Food supplement with iron (ferrous bisglycinate), acerola cherry extract and beetroot powder
Ingredients: Acerola cherry extract, beetroot powder, iron chelate (ferrous bisglycinate), hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (capsule shell)
Contents: 90 capsules of 560 mg
Net quantity: 50.4 g
Why vitamin C from acerola rather than plain ascorbic acid?
Chemically, vitamin C is always ascorbic acid, whatever its source. The difference is the company it keeps. An acerola extract standardised to 25% vitamin C brings the fruit's own plant compounds with it instead of delivering an isolated compound. The dose is deliberately moderate: 53.5 mg covers two thirds of the daily reference value and is enough to accompany the iron in the capsule without turning the recipe into a vitamin C product.
What does "filled without excipients" mean?
Machine-filled capsules usually need flow agents such as magnesium stearate or silicon dioxide so the powder runs through the equipment. Filling by hand removes that step. So the ingredient list contains only what is meant to be there, plus the cellulose shell. For people who read their labels, that is the real difference from many iron supplements on the chemist's shelf.
⚠️ Mandatory information: Not a substitute for a varied and balanced diet. Keep out of reach of children. Do not exceed the maximum daily dose.
📦 Storage: Store in a cool, dry place, not above room temperature.
💬 Frequently asked questions
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What is the difference between ferrous bisglycinate and ferrous sulphate?+
Ferrous sulphate is a salt: in the stomach it splits into free iron ions and sulphate. In bisglycinate, the iron ion is bound to two glycine molecules that grip it like a claw (Greek chele, claw). The complex stays stable in acid and reacts less with other food components. Iron contributes to normal formation of red blood cells and haemoglobin, in either form. Which form suits you personally is, in the end, your call.
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21 mg of iron a day, is that not a lot?+
21 mg equals 150% of the 14 mg nutrient reference value. In 2024 EFSA set a safe level of intake of 40 mg of iron per day from all sources for adults. The dose sits well below that, but it is deliberately not a token amount. Stick to one capsule a day. If you do not know your iron status, have it checked before you start: serum ferritin shows how full the store really is.
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When is the best time to take the capsule?+
Once a day with liquid, and that is all the directions specify. Nutrition science tells us that tannins from coffee and black tea, and calcium from dairy, bind iron in the gut. Many people therefore take the capsule a little apart from coffee and milk, for instance with a glass of water mid-morning. Iron contributes to normal oxygen transport in the body.
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Is it vegan and free from allergens?+
Yes. All four ingredients are plant-based or mineral, and the capsule shell is hydroxypropyl methylcellulose rather than gelatine. The manufacturer confirms: vegan, free from yeast, wheat, soya and egg, no added sugar, lactose-free and gluten-free. The ingredient list contains no allergens subject to mandatory labelling.
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What does the beetroot add?+
Honest answer: 134 mg of powder is not a nutrient source, and fresh beetroot itself contains only around 1 mg of iron per 100 g. The root is here as the plant signature of the recipe and brings betanin, its natural red pigment. Anyone who knows beetroot from the kitchen understands at once why it belongs in an iron supplement.
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Why does it cost more than iron tablets from the chemist?+
Three reasons. Chelated iron is a more expensive raw material than ferrous sulphate. The acerola extract replaces synthetic ascorbic acid. And hand filling in Austria costs more than a machine, but saves the flow agents. Per day it works out at a few cents, and one tub lasts a quarter of a year.
Goes well with this
Distributor / Responsible Person (GPSR, EU 2023/988): ANATIS NATURPRODUKTE Handels GmbH · Mogersdorf 298 · 8382 Mogersdorf · Austria · service@anatis-naturprodukte.com
Made in Austria.
Reference: EFSA NDA Panel (2024). Scientific opinion on the tolerable upper intake level for iron. EFSA Journal 22(6):e8819.
