Minerals

Zinc

Sources Essential trace element for animals, plants and humans. The metal is found concentrated in the prostate gland, in semen … More

Selenium

Sources Selenium is an essential trace element in animals and humans. It has irregular distribution on earth, with selenium-poor areas … More

Potassium

Sources About 98 percent of potassium is found in body cells and four fifths of this in skeletal muscles. The … More

Phosphorus

Sources The mineral is a constituent of all animal and plant cells. About 90 percent of phosphorus is found in … More

Minerals Introduction

Major, minor and trace Minerals are inorganic substances obtained from nutrition, found in relatively small amounts in the body, performing … More

Magnesium

Sources Half the body’s magnesium is in the bones and the other half in the organs, blood and nerves. It … More

Iron

Sources Essential trace element that exists in two forms: ferric and ferrous iron. Two thirds is in hemoglobin, and the … More

Iodine

Sources Another essential trace element for animals and humans. Most of it is present in the thyroid gland, and the … More

Copper

Sources Copper is an essential trace element for animals, humans and some plants. The element is part of the enzyme … More

Chromium