Solaray and Kal Single Mineral Supplements
Minerals?
Dietary minerals are the chemical elements (minerals) required by living organisms, other than the four elements carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen present in common organic molecules. The term "mineral" is archaic, since the definition is to describe ions, not chemical compounds or actual minerals.
Dietitians may recommend that minerals are best supplied by ingesting specific foods rich with the element(s) (minerals) of interest. Sometimes minerals are ingested as mineral dietary supplements, the most common being iodine in iodized salt. Most people can not eat enough to obtain the needed minerals to sustain a healthy body so taking individual minerals can boost ones diet and aid in eliminating deficiencies.