What is food mineral?

Minerals are inorganic elements that originate in the earth and cannot be made in the body. They play important roles in various bodily functions and are necessary to sustain life and maintain optimal health, and thus are essential nutrients.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Minerals in Fruit and Vegetable Juices

Minerals in Fruit and Vegetable Juices
There are about two dozens minerals that your body needs to function normally.

Minerals- along with vitamins – are components of enzymes. Minerals also makes up of bone and blood tissue and help maintain normal cell function.

The major minerals include calcium, chloride, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium and sulfur.

Trace minerals - those needed in very small amounts – include boron, chromium, cobalt, copper, fluoride, manganese, nickel, selenium, vanadium and zinc.

Plants incorporate mineral, which occur in inorganic forms in the soil into their tissues.
As a part of this process, the minerals are combine with organic molecules into easily absorbable forms, which makes plant food an excellent dietary source of minerals.

Juicing is believed to provide even better mineral absorption than whole fruits and vegetables because the process of juicing liberates into a highly absorbable form.
Minerals in Fruit and Vegetable Juices

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