Low mineral intakes from foods and water are common in many parts of the world. Today, subclinical deficiencies of iron, zinc and calcium prevail in the developed and developing world. Although dozens of geographical studies have been conducted on minerals in drinking water and their relationships to various diseases, the daily intake and the status of deficiency as well as their health consequ...

The distribution of minerals in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) seed was examined using energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDX) in combination with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Phosphorus, K, and Mg coincided in localization in embryonic tissue. Since phytin globoids have been known to localize in protein bodies in embryonic cells of quinoa seed, it is thought that P is attributed...

Amygdaloidal, cavity- and fracture-filling zeolites in Eocene volcanic rocks from the Kuh-e-Aradeh of southern Kahrizak, in the northernmost part of Central Iran have been studied in some detail by optical, chemical analysis, SEM, and XRD techniques. The zeolites identified, in order of their relative time of formation from early to late, are tetranatrolite, analcime, natrolite, mesolite, stilb...

Calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) are minerals that have important physiological functions in the body. For formulation of diets for pigs, it is necessary to consider an appropriate Ca:P ratio for an adequate absorption and utilization of both minerals. Although both minerals are important, much more research has been conducted on P digestibility than on Ca digestibility. Therefore, this review f...

BACKGROUND As many women experiencing symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) seek relief from natural products (NP), health care providers should have quality information available to aid women in making evidence-based decisions regarding use of these products. OBJECTIVE To identify herbs, vitamins and minerals advocated for the treatment of PMS and/or PMDD and to systematically review evide...

Calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) are minerals that have important physiological functions in the body. For formulation of diets for pigs, it is necessary to consider an appropriate Ca:P ratio for an adequate absorption and utilization of both minerals. Although both minerals are important, much more research has been conducted on P digestibility than on Ca digestibility. Therefore, this review f...

Minerals play an important role for growth and bone stability in broilers. Thermal treatment and inclusion of organic acids in feed may affect the mineral absorption and tibial quality in broilers. The study was conducted to investigate the effect of thermal processing of feed including pelleting (P), long-term conditioning at 85°C (L), and expanding at 130°C (E) without and with 1.5% of an aci...

In this paper, we have investigated on the natural wendwilsonite mineral with the formulae Ca2(Mg,Co)(AsO4)2⋅2(H2O). Raman spectroscopy complimented with infrared spectroscopy has been used to determine the molecular structure of the wendwilsonite arsenate mineral. A comparison is made with the roselite mineral group with formula Ca2B(AsO4)2⋅2H2O (where B may be Co, Fe(2+), Mg, Mn, Ni, Zn). The...

Calcium sulfate exists in three forms, namely dihydrate or gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O), anhydrite (CaSO4), and hemihydrate bassanite (CaSO4·0.5H2O) depending on temperature, pressure, pH, formation conditions. The of calcium sulfates occurs widely nature many engineering settings. Herein, a dataset containing the experimental solubility data minerals, i.e., anhydrite, aqueous solutions is presented. co...