14 Best Minerals Supplements
- 30 mg zinc per capsule, high dose
- Zinc in easily absorbable picolinate form
- Magnesium L-Threonate | especially for the brain
- Patented ingredient: 2000 mg Magtein®
- 15 mg - standard dosage
- Zinc in easily absorbable picolinate form
- Chelated copper bisglycinate from Albion Minerals
- 2 mg per capsule
- Contains 15 mg zinc bisglycinate chelate per capsule
- Very easily absorbable form of zinc
- Calcium in patented dimalate form
- Contains 250 mg calcium per capsule
- Contains 30 mg of zinc bisglycinate chelate per capsule
- Very easily absorbable form of zinc
- Contains 200 mcg of selenium per capsule
- Without additives that interfere with absorption or cause allergies
- 15 mg of zinc in l-monomethionine form
- Supplemented with copper (1 mg)
- Contains 500 mcg of chromium (picolinate) per capsule
- Highly dosed
- Contains a highly absorbable form of iron
- Contains amino acid chelated iron (bisglycinate, patented Albion process) for optimal absorption
- Contains 22 mg zinc per tablet
- Contains zinc in its most absorbable form: picolinate
- Glucosamine + chondroitin + MSM
- Glucosamine in vegetable form (shellfish free)
- From sea lettuce extract
- Suitable for vegetarians and vegans
- Contains 99 mg of potassium citrate per capsule
- Guaranteed purity
- Magnesium supports the muscles, is good for energy levels and helps with fatigue
- Contains a combination of 750 mg taurine and 56 mg magnesium per capsule
- Supports the muscles, is good for energy levels and helps with fatigue
- Contains 1000 mg of MSM per capsule
- Patented OptiMSM®
- Formula for skin, hair and nails
- Contains, among other things, selenium, silica, vitamin B2 and B3
- 2.5 mg per tablet
- Contains amino acid chelated copper (patented Albion process) for optimal absorption
- Easily absorbable form of zinc: picolinate (15 mg)
- Supplemented with 1 mg copper citrate
- Contains a standardized amount of iodine (200 mcg) per capsule
- Comes from a natural source (seaweed)
- Contains 200 mcg of selenium per capsule
- Selenium in patented SelenoExcell form
- Contains 15 mg elemental zinc per capsule
- Suitable for vegetarians and vegans
- Contains 70 mg of elemental silicium per daily dose
- Convenient measuring cup included
- Contains 45 mg iron bisglycinate per vegetarian capsule
- Ferrochel ®
- Contains 200 mg of potassium per capsule
- Well absorbable
- Iodine from clubweed (Ascophyllum nodosum)
- Certified organic and sustainable
Here you will find all the essential Minerals plus two multi-mineral complexes.
What are Minerals?
Minerals are a group of diverse, inorganic micronutrients that are essential. Essential means that our bodies cannot produce them themselves but need them to function (properly).
In nutrition science, the term minerals is different from chemistry: it includes (transition) metals (iron, copper, zinc chromium, zinc), semi-metals (manganese, boron) and alkaline earth metals (magnesium, calcium).
Of some minerals we need only very small amounts: of, for example, Chromium a few tens of micrograms but of, for example, Magnesium and Calcium the amounts needed are considerably larger.
Sufficient minerals through diet?
It is not easy to get all minerals in sufficient amounts through diet. A major problem in this regard is the impoverishment of agricultural land, which has been going on for decades, resulting in fewer minerals entering crops. This problem is worldwide and is due to intensive agricultural methods.
Also, the problem of mineral depletion is a global one.
In addition, a highly varied diet is needed to obtain all minerals (and vitamins) on a regular basis. A truly varied diet is recommended for many reasons (fun, tasty, good for gut flora) but not a daily reality for most people.
Mineral forms
Minerals in food supplements are rarely present in their pure elemental (also called: elemental) form. In their elemental form, they are not absorbed or are poorly absorbed and are often reactive.
Electrolytes are minerals that, dissolved in liquid, have no connection with another element. You can find them on the electrolytes page.
So they are bound to another substance. Depending on the type of compound, minerals are absorbed better or worse.
When a product says it contains (for example) 120 mg of magnesium and is in the form of the (easily absorbed) bisglycinate it means:
- There is 120 mg of elemental magnesium in it.
- The total weight of Magnesium + bisglycinate is a lot higher, in this case as much as 1000 mg. Some manufacturers also list this total weight.
- Determining the RI/ADH is done using the elemental weight, so in this example the 120 mg (32%).