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14 Best Minerals Supplements

Solgar - Boron 3 mg 100 vegetarian capsules Solgar - Calcium Magnesium plus Boron 100/250 tablets
Boron
Available in a 3 mg capsule and liquid, elemental form. Also in combo with calcium and magnesium.
Thorne - Calcium 120 vegetarian capsules Solgar - Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D-3 60/240 tablets
Calcium
In dimalate and citrate form, often together with vitamin D. Calcium should preferably be taken in higher doses.
Thorne - Calcium-Magnesium Malate 240 vegetarian capsules Solgar - Calcium Magnesium plus Zinc 100/250 tablets
Calcium-Magnesium
Wide assortment with various forms and dosages. Also varieties with boron, zinc and iodine and some 5 formulas aimed primarily at bones.
Thorne - Chromium Picolinate 60 vegetarian capsules Bonusan - Visionyl 60 vegetarian capsules
Chromium
In dosages of 100, 200 and 500 mcg, all in picolinate form. But also available as elemental chromium in liquid form.
Thorne - Ferrasorb 60 vegetarian capsules Thorne - Iron Bisglycinate 60 vegetarian capsules
Iron
9 iron supplements, both loose (mostly in bisglycinate form) and as part of a formula product
Thorne - Thyrocsin 120 vegetarian capsules Thorne - Emotion Balance Support 120 vegetarian capsules
Iodine (Kelp)
Choice of liquid, tablet and capsule. Several organic varieties.
Thorne - Potassium Citrate 90 vegetarian capsules Viridian - Potassium Magnesium Citrate Powder 150 grams of powder
Potassium
Choice of 6 Potassium (Potassium) products, containing potassium in citrate and gluconate compound, in doses of 100 and 200 mg.
Jarrow Formulas - Zinc Balance 100 vegetarian capsules Thorne - Copper Bisglycinate 60 vegetarian capsules
Copper
2 copper products, both in bisglycinate form, about 2 mg and choice of tablet and capsule.
Thorne - Magnesium Bisglycinate 187 grams of powder Thorne - Magnesium CitraMate 90 vegetarian capsules
Magnesium
More than 30 magnesium supplements, from 13 different brands. Choice of compounds, forms of administration and combinations with other minerals.
Solgar - Chelated Manganese 100 tablets
Manganese
2 manganese supplements of 8 mg in tablet form and 15 mg in capsules, respectively. Both in bisglycinate compound.
Bonusan - Molybdenum 400 mcg 120 tablets
Molybdenum
1 molybdenum supplement, from Bonusan, containing 400 mcg per tablet.
Thorne - Selenium 60 vegetarian capsules Solgar - Selenium 200 mcg 50/100/250 tablets
Selenium
Wide selection of selenium supplements, in dosages of 100 and 200 mcg and combinations with astaxanthin, vitamin E and silicon. Also some organic varieties.
GSE - Huid, Haar, Nagel Complex BIO 60 tablets Solgar - Oceanic Silica 50 vegetarian capsules
Silicon
Variants with silicon from bamboo and, from red algae. Also an organic formula product with selenium, vitamins and herbs.
Thorne - Zinc Picolinate 15 mg 60 vegetarian capsules Thorne - Zinc Picolinate 30 mg 60/60/180 vegetarian capsules
Zinc
Wide range of zinc supplements with dosages from 10 to 50 mg and in various forms. Also combinations with other minerals.

All Minerals supplements

Thorne - Magnesium Bisglycinate 187 grams of powder
Magnesium Bisglycinate
54,95
Thorne
187 grams of powder
  • (Bis)glycinate - best absorbability
  • With NSF certification for (top) athletes
Jarrow Formulas - MagMind 90 vegetarian capsules
MagMind
49,95
Jarrow Formulas
90 vegetarian capsules
  • Magnesium L-Threonate | especially for the brain
  • Patented ingredient: Magtein®
Thorne - Zinc Picolinate 15 mg 60 vegetarian capsules
Zinc Picolinate 15 mg
17,95
Thorne
60 vegetarian capsules
  • 15 mg - standard dosage
  • Zinc in easily absorbable picolinate form
Thorne - Zinc Picolinate 30 mg 60/60/180 vegetarian capsules
Zinc Picolinate 30 mg
23,95 - 44,95
Thorne
60/60/180 vegetarian capsules
  • Zinc in easily absorbable picolinate form
  • 30 mg zinc per capsule, high dose
Thorne - Calcium-Magnesium Malate 240 vegetarian capsules
Calcium-Magnesium Malate
42,95
Thorne
240 vegetarian capsules
  • Calcium and magnesium in well balanced1:1 ratio
  • In well absorbable malate form
Thorne - Ferrasorb 60 vegetarian capsules
Ferrasorb
28,95
Thorne
60 vegetarian capsules
  • Formula for extra energy
  • Contains 36 mg patented iron bisglycinate per vegetarian capsule
Thorne - Calcium 120 vegetarian capsules
Calcium
29,50
Thorne
120 vegetarian capsules
  • Calcium in patented dimalate form
  • Concentrated and very well absorbable
Solgar - Boron 3 mg 100 vegetarian capsules
Boron 3 mg
12,95
Solgar
100 vegetarian capsules
  • Contains 3 mg of boron per capsule
  • The dark glass packaging offers the most optimal protection against the effects of oxygen, moisture and light

Here you will find all the essential Minerals plus two multi-mineral complexes.

Minerals supplement

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%).

Minerals in our range