Nutritional Information - Minerals

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Minerals:

Minerals occur in minute amounts in food, yet without them we would not survive. They regulate water balance, nerve responses, chemical reactions, and muscle contraction. At least 17 trace minerals have been identified and each has a different specific and vital use in the body.

Calcium

useful for the health of bones and teeth, cell maintenance and correct nerve and muscle function
found in dairy foods, seeds and nuts, canned fish with bones, meat, cereals, legumes and green leafy vegetables

Chromium

useful for the regulation of blood sugar
found in brewer’s yeast, kiwi fruit, meats, liver, oysters cereals, yeast and egg yolk

Iodine

useful for enabling the thyroid to manufacture regulatory hormones essential to the metabolic rate of the body
found in seafood, meat, milk, cheese, and cerealIron
useful for forming haemoglobin, essential for oxygenation of the blood.
found in lean meat, liver, kidneys, chicken, fish, green leafy vegetables and legumes

Magnesium

useful for normal muscle contraction and nerve transmission, and energy release of food components
found in seafood, nuts, meats, cereals, and legumes

Phosphorus

useful for partnering calcium to form bones and teeth, and helps B vitamins function
found in all natural unprocessed foods

Potassium

useful for working with sodium to regulate heart muscle contraction, and nerve impulse transmission, as well as regulating fluid balance, blood pressure and volume.
found in all natural unprocessed foods, especially bananas, milk, orange juice, dried fruits, meat, peanut butter and potatoes

Selenium

useful as an antioxidant, interacting with vitamin E
found in meats, seafoods and cereals

Sodium

useful for working with potassium to regulate heart muscle contraction, and nerve impulse transmission, and regulating fluid balance, blood pressure and volume.
found in all natural processed foods which have a good balance of sodium to other nutrients. Difficulties arise in cooked or processed foods where sodium has been added

Zinc

useful for formation of insulin, cell health, and production of protein.
found in muscle meats, organ meats, beans, nuts, cereals, eggs, oysters

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