First, ferrous fumarate was synthesized through reaction of ferrous sulfate, which was made from Indonesian iron sand with the highest iron content, which was from Sukabumi area, and disodium fumarate.
This study aims to synthesize ferrous fumarate from Indonesian iron sand, which is from Malang, Sukabumi, and Cianjur area, and to determine its absorption through in vivo body weight gain test in male Wistar white rats ( Rattus norvegicus). Bivalent iron can be obtained from iron sand in Indonesia. Both can use ferrous fumarate which is made with reacting bivalent iron and disodium fumarate. Prevention and treatment of IDA is carried out by giving fortified foods and oral iron therapy.
Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a health problem in Indonesia.
