Table 1

Typical Mineral Composition of Aquamin

Mineral
Dry Salt Weight

Calcium Carbonate
85% (34% calcium)
Magnesium Carbonate
8.5% (2.4% magnesium)
Salt (as chloride)
1.5%
Moisture
3.0%
Trace Minerals**
2.0%
Sulphur
0.7%
Potassium
0.6%
Phosphorus
0.05%
Sodium
0.25%
Manganese
100 ppm.
Zinc
20 ppm
Iron
800 ppm
Iodine
30 ppm
Boron
17 ppm.
Copper
8 ppm.
Cobalt
0.1 ppm.
Selenium
1.0 ppm.

**Aquamin contains a wide spectrum of trace minerals assimilated from sea water of which the minerals outlined in the remainder of the table are a selection.

Aquamin is a natural ingredient and trace mineral levels may vary over time

Frestedt et al. Nutrition Journal 2008 7:9   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-7-9