What is food mineral?

Minerals are inorganic elements that originate in the earth and cannot be made in the body. They play important roles in various bodily functions and are necessary to sustain life and maintain optimal health, and thus are essential nutrients.

Friday, August 31, 2012

Mineral in sweet cherry

It is delicious fruit eaten fresh and raw, sweet cherry is rich in minerals.

Cherries are a good source of potassium and the fruit are rich in this compound 222-235 g/100g.

The fruit is low in sodium, thus improving the adverse Na/K ratio of the human body.

The level of copper (0.057 mg/100g) is one of the highest out of all fruit.

The fruits also provide very small amounts of minerals like calcium., manganese, zinc, copper and phosphorus.
Mineral in sweet cherry

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