ABSTRACT
Minerals are inorganic elements that occur in nature. They originate from the earth’s crust, and in animal or plant cellules constitute only a small proportion of the body tissue. The total daily diet contains minerals within the range of 0.20.3% of all nutrients. The main mass of these minerals is made up of different minerals, whereas dozens of others, present in trace quantities, constitute only a hundredth of a percent of the total mass of daily eaten nutrients. The interactions among minerals as well as between minerals and other substances in the diet are complex and numerous. Interactions between and among minerals, or minerals with some anionic species, have important effect on mineral absorption. Minerals require a suitable mucosal surface across which they enter the body. A continual intake of minerals is essential for the maintenance of skeletal tissue in good condition. Frozen meat and vegetables thawed at ambient temperatures lose many nutrients, including minerals in the thaw drip.
