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Typical Mineral Composition of Aquamin |
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| Mineral |
Dry Salt Weight |
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| 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. |
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**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 |
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