Central & Western (India) Chemicals

MINERALS:
Mineralsare found infoodssuch as meat, cereals (including cereal products such as bread), fish, milk and dairyfoods, vegetables, fruit (especially dried fruit) and nuts. Essentialmineralsinclude calcium and iron, although there are also many other types ofmineralsthat are an important part of a healthy diet.
Minerals are mostly extracted to isolate metals likegold,silver,copper,iron,lead,mercuryetc. Besides these, clay like materials like silica related,bentonite, talc, steatite are also extracted.

Dietaryelements(commonly known as dietarymineralsormineralnutrients) are the chemicalelementsrequired by living organisms, other than the fourelementscarbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen present in common organic molecules.

• Minerals are inorganic substances required by the body in small amounts for a variety of different functions.
• Minerals are involved in the formation of bones and teeth; they are essential constituents of body fluids and tissues; they are components of enzyme systems and they are involved in normal nerve function.
• The body requires different amounts of each mineral; people have different requirements, according to their age, physiological state (e.g. pregnancy) and sometimes their state of health.
• The Department of Health has published Dietary Reference Values (DRVs) for minerals for different groups of healthy people.