Macro-mineral

7 nutrients

Calcium

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Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body, with about 99 percent stored in bones and teeth as hydroxyapatite. Official reco...

Magnesium

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Magnesium is one of the most abundant minerals in the body and the second most abundant cation inside cells after potassium, with ...

Potassium

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Potassium is the main cation inside cells, with about 98 percent of body potassium found intracellularly. Official adequate intake...

Sodium

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Sodium is the main cation in the fluid outside cells and is essential for fluid balance, nerve impulse transmission and muscle fun...

Phosphorus

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Phosphorus is the second most abundant mineral in the body after calcium, and most of it lies in bones and teeth as hydroxyapatite...

Chloride

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Chloride is the most abundant negatively charged ion in the fluid outside cells and works closely with sodium and potassium to mai...

Sulfur

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Sulfur is among the most abundant minerals in the human body and is supplied in the diet mainly through the sulfur containing amin...