Iron-fortified food product

Disclosed is a food product comprising multimineral iron-containing particles of general formula M1wM2xM3yM4zL1aL2bL3cLL4d, wherein• M1 is Fc2-. • M2 is Fc3+. • M3 is selected from Na+, K+, NH4 + and combinations thereof, • M4 is selected from Ca2+, Mg2+, Mn2+, Zn2+ and combinations thereof,• L1 is selected from OH-, HCO3-, H2PO4-, H3P2O7- and combinations thereof,• L2 is selected from CO32-, HPO42-, H2P2O72- and combinations thereof,• L3 is selected from PO43-, HP2073-and combinations thereof, • L4 is P2O74 • 2w + 3x + y + 2z = a+ 2b + 3c + 4d, • each of w, x, y, a, b, c and d are >=o, • z > o, • w + x > 0, and• [(w + x)/(w + x + y + z)] < 0.50.