Dietary Minerals
See also: dietary minerals- Calcium (Ca)
- Chloride (Cl)
- Chromium (Cr)
- Cobalt (Co) (as part of Vitamin B12)
- Copper (Cu)
- Iodine (I)
- Iron (Fe)
- Magnesium (Mg)
- Manganese (Mn)
- Molybdenum (Mo)
- Nickel (Ni)
- Phosphorus (P)
- Potassium (K)
- Selenium (Se)
- Sodium (Na)
- Sulfur (S) numerous roles
- Zinc (Zn)
The required quantity varies widely between nutrients. At one extreme, a 70 kg human contains 1.0 kg of calcium, but only 3 mg of cobalt.
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