CHELATION
Unfortunately, most minerals in their natural or salt state cannot be
absorbed. The movement of minerals across the intestinal mucosa requires chelation
(pron. key-lay'-shun) with carrier proteins. Minerals exert most or all of their
biological effects while in the chelated state. Chelation means to
firmly bind a metal ion with an organic molecule to form a ring structure. The
resulting ring structure protects the mineral from entering into unwanted chemical
reactions.
There are many companies on the market that claim to use chelated
minerals, but often they have used chemical agents such as EDTA, or starch, to chelate
their products. A chelate with a larger molecular weight like this must be broken
down first, thus defeating the purpose of chelation. All of this is rather complex, but it
helps to understand why some products are more effective than other products.
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