14 Best Minerals Supplements
- Magnesium L-Threonate | especially for the brain
- Patented ingredient: Magtein®
- 15 mg - standard dosage
- Zinc in easily absorbable picolinate form
- 30 mg zinc per capsule, high dose
- Zinc in easily absorbable picolinate form
- Calcium and magnesium in well balanced1:1 ratio
- In well absorbable malate form
- Formula for extra energy
- Contains 36 mg patented iron bisglycinate per vegetarian capsule
- Contains 3 mg of boron per capsule
- The dark glass packaging offers the most optimal protection against the effects of oxygen, moisture and light
- Calcium in patented dimalate form
- Concentrated and very well absorbable
- Contains 200 mcg of selenium per capsule
- Without additives that hinder absorption or cause allergies
- Contains 25 mg iron bisglycinate per vegetarian capsule
- With NSF certification for (top) athletes
- Contains a highly absorbable form of iron
- Contains amino acid chelated iron (bisglycinate, patented Albion process) for optimal absorption
- 15 mg of zinc in l-monomethionine form
- Supplemented with copper (1 mg)
- Contains 22 mg zinc per tablet
- Contains zinc in its most absorbable form: picolinate
- Chelated copper bisglycinate from Albion Minerals
- Without magnesium stearate so easier to absorb
- Contains 1000 mg of MSM per capsule
- Patented OptiMSM®
- Contains 30 mg of zinc bisglycinate chelate per capsule
- Very easily absorbable form of zinc
- Contains 500 mcg of chromium (picolinate) per capsule
- Highly dosed
- Glucosamine + chondroitin + MSM
- Glucosamine in vegetable form (shellfish free)
- Contains 99 mg of potassium citrate per capsule
- Guaranteed purity
- Formula for the bones
- Contains vitamin D3, K2, calcium, magnesium, manganese, boron, copper and zinc
- Chelated copper bisglycinate from Albion Minerals
- 2.5 mg per tablet
- Formula for skin, hair and nails
- Contains, among other things, selenium, silica, vitamin B2 and B3
- Contains 15 mg zinc bisglycinate chelate per capsule
- Very easily absorbable form of zinc
- Contains 1000 mg of calcium per daily dose
- Easily absorbable citrate form
- Contains a standardized amount of iodine (200 mcg) per capsule
- Comes from a natural source (seaweed)
- Contains 200 mcg of selenium per tablet
- Contains selenium in yeast-free, highly absorbable form
- 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
- Contains 200 mcg of selenium per capsule
- Selenium in patented SelenoExcell form
- Supports the muscles, is good for energy levels and helps with fatigue
- Contains only natural ingredients
- With magnesium, calcium, potassium, zinc and sea salt
- Fresh taste due to stevia and lemon
- Contains 1000 mg of calcium, 400 mg of magnesium and 3 mg of boron per daily dose
- 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.
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%).