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trace minerals,
n.pl minerals needed in small amounts for optimal functioning. The list includes boron, calcium, chloride, cobalt, copper, iodine, iron, germanium, lithium, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, rubidium, selenium, strontium, tin, vanadium, and zinc.
mineral Nutrition A popular term for a nonvitamin nutrient needed to maintain health
Dietary minerals
Major minerals–in bone Calcium, phosphate, magnesium
Major minerals–in electrolytes Sodium, potassium, chloride
Minor minerals–in metalloproteins Iron, copper, manganese, iodine, cobalt, molybdenum, selenium, chromium, fluoride, zinc
Trace minerals Nickel, silicon, vanadium, tin
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