Chelated Minerals
Chelated minerals are minerals that have been chemically altered to become more bio-available to your body. Amino acids act as carriers to ship the minerals to the destination (the small intestine) where consumption takes place.
The chelation process criteria established by nature include the following:
- A true chelate that is stable requires at least 5 bonds which form a five-ring structure. X-ray diffraction will indicate the angle of the bonds between the atoms composing the chelate molecule.
- The mineral must be bonded by two of the elements of the ligand. Photoelectron spectroscopic analysis will show if the metal is bonded to the oxygen and nitrogen in the chelate ring formed by the process.
- In order to have a true chelate, infrared spectrometric analysis should show that the bond between the amino group (NH2) and the metal is covalent and the bond between the carboxyl group (COOH) and metal is ionic.
- The chelate’s molecular weight has to be under 1500 for it to penetrate the body cell membranes intact.
Inorganic metal ions act as a catalyst for oxidation and degradation of vitamins. Chelated minerals are shielded by bonded ligands, thus cannot touch these vitamins.
It is these discoveries, the processes developed from them, plus the ability to produce the products, that has made chelated minerals so desirable for humans.
