Where do we get these minerals naturally?
From our food. The following minerals, for example, are contained in the foods listed beside them:
- Calcium: milk, yoghurt, cheese, leafy green vegetables, fish, orange juice, bread, nuts
- Chromium: broccoli, orange juice, grape juice, liver, red wine, potatoes, garlic, basil
- Copper: green vegetables, cereals, beef, poultry, seafood, nuts, seeds, cocoa
- Iron: beef, poultry, pork, liver, fish, shrimps, beans, spinach, raisins
- Magnesium: dark green leafy vegetables, fish, nuts, cereals, soybeans, cocoa
- Manganese: nuts, peas, beans, tea, cereals
- Phosphorus: milk, yoghurt, cheese, peas, beans, beef, poultry, eggs, cereals
- Potassium: dried fruits, bananas, berries, milk, meat, peas, beans, cereals
- Selenium: seafood, brazil nuts, walnuts, beef, poultry, pasta, rice
- Zinc: beef, chicken, pork, oysters, yoghurt, beans, almonds
Useful website
www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthydiet (Food Standards Agency)
