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Oxygen, Carbon, Hydrogen, & Nitrogen make up ____% of body weight.
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96%
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Minerals make up ___% body weight.
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4%
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A minerals is an _______ ___________ containing element.
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Inorganic non-carbon
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Minerals are found in:
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Water & in natural (unprocessed) foods.
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To determine the specific mineral content of a food:
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Burn the food & chemically analyze the remaining ash.
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Most minerals in foods occurs as:
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Salts & are soluble in water.
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Electrically charged atoms resulting from chemical reactions.
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Ions
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Chemical compound that in water breaks up into electrically charged atoms called ions.
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Electrolyte
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Foods to which nutrients have been added to improve their nutritional value.
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Enriched foods
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Positively charged ions:
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Cations
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Negatively charged ions:
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Anions
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The major minerals are:
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Calcium
Phosphorus
Potassium
Sodium
Chloride
Magnesium
Sulfur
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The trace minerals are:
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Iron
Iodine
Zinc
Selenium
Copper
Manganese
Fluoride
Chromium
Molybdenum
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Calcium
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Ca++
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Phosphorus
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P
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