Calcium and iron—should I separate doses?
- Answer: Perelel's 2nd and 3rd Trimester packs are designed so you don't have to think twice about taking calcium and iron together. The advice to separate them comes from studies using high-dose, non-chelated iron alongside 300 mg or more of calcium, levels where competition for absorption is real. Perelel Packs are formulated with ferrous bisglycinate chelate, a highly bioavailable form that was designed by our formulation team to pair with calcium dosed at 100 mg in the 2nd Trimester pack and 200 mg in the 3rd, both kept intentionally below the threshold where interference becomes meaningful. Each pack is formulated as a system, so the nutrients complement each other. The one exception is if you're adding a standalone high-dose calcium (500 to 1,000 mg) or prescription-strength iron. In those cases, spacing them apart helps both absorb at their best.
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Source: Calcium supplementation for the prevention of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: current evidence and programmatic considerations
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