trace minerals


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

trace min·er·als

(trās min'ĕr-ălz) Minerals that are essential to the body in quantities less than 100 mg/day.