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List of micronutrients#Minerals

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Micronutrients are nutrients such as vitamins and minerals required by organisms in varying quantities throughout life to orchestrate a range of physiological functions to maintain health.{{cite journal|pmc=4927329|year=2016|last1=Gernand|first1=A. D|title=Micronutrient deficiencies in pregnancy worldwide: Health effects and prevention|journal=Nature Reviews Endocrinology|volume=12|issue=5|pages=274–289|last2=Schulze|first2=K. J|last3=Stewart|first3=C. P|last4=West Jr|first4=K. P|last5=Christian|first5=P|doi=10.1038/nrendo.2016.37|pmid=27032981}}{{cite journal|pmid=27116240|year=2016|last1=Tucker|first1=K. L|title=Nutrient intake, nutritional status, and cognitive function with aging|journal=Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences|volume=1367|issue=1|pages=38–49|doi=10.1111/nyas.13062|bibcode=2016NYASA1367...38T|doi-access=free}}

The following is a list of micronutrients used by various living organisms. For human-specific nutrients, see Mineral (nutrient).

Minerals

  • Calcium{{cite journal |last1=Miller |first1=Gregory D. |last2=Jarvis |first2=Judith K. |last3=McBean |first3=Lois D. |title=The Importance of Meeting Calcium Needs with Foods |journal=Journal of the American College of Nutrition |date=April 2001 |volume=20 |issue=2 |pages=168S–185S |doi=10.1080/07315724.2001.10719029 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07315724.2001.10719029 |access-date=29 March 2024 |language=en |issn=0731-5724|url-access=subscription }}
  • Sulfur
  • Phosphorus
  • Magnesium
  • Sodium
  • Potassium
  • Iron
  • Zinc{{cite journal |last1=Sangeetha |first1=V. J. |last2=Dutta |first2=Sayantani |last3=Moses |first3=J. A. |last4=Anandharamakrishnan |first4=C. |title=Zinc nutrition and human health: Overview and implications |journal=eFood |date=October 2022 |volume=3 |issue=5 |doi=10.1002/efd2.17 |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/efd2.17 |access-date=29 March 2024|doi-access=free }}

= Trace elements =

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  • Boron
  • Copper{{cite journal |last1=Henriksen |first1=Christine |last2=Arnesen |first2=Erik Kristoffer |title=Copper – a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023 |journal=Food & Nutrition Research |date=27 November 2023 |volume=67 |doi=10.29219/fnr.v67.10322 |url=https://foodandnutritionresearch.net/index.php/fnr/article/view/10322 |access-date=29 March 2024|pmc=10710866 }}
  • Chlorine
  • Selenium
  • Manganese
  • Molybdenum
  • Cobalt (as a component of vitamin B12)
  • Fluorine
  • Iodine{{cite web|url=https://www.med.or.jp/english/pdf/2004_08/351_358.pdf|title=What are Trace Elements? Their deficiency and excess states|website=med.or.jp|publisher=JMAJ, Vol. 47, No. 8|author=Wada Osamu|date=2004|access-date=28 March 2021}}
  • Silicon{{cite journal |last1=Mitani-Ueno |first1=Namiki |last2=Yamaji |first2=Naoki |last3=Huang |first3=Sheng |last4=Yoshioka |first4=Yuma |last5=Miyaji |first5=Takaaki |last6=Ma |first6=Jian Feng |title=A silicon transporter gene required for healthy growth of rice on land |journal=Nature Communications |date=19 October 2023 |volume=14 |issue=1 |doi=10.1038/s41467-023-42180-y |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-42180-y |access-date=29 March 2024|pmc=10587147 }}

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Vitamins

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See also

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