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Dietary minerals

Periodic table of the chemical elements (1-118)Dietary minerals

A section of the periodic table of the elements showing necessary dietary minerals. Some like sodium and calcium are required in quite large amounts. Others like iodine and selenium are only required in trace amounts.

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