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.

Dynamite Horse Products,

Dynamite Dog Products, 

Dynamite People Products, or

Other Dynamite Products.

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