At least 18 minerals are essential in human nutrition. They are divided into major minerals and minor minerals. Our bodies need more than 100 mg of major minerals daily and less than 100 mg of minor minerals. The major minerals are calcium, phosphorous, potassium, sodium, chloride, magnesium, and sulfur. The minor (or trace) minerals are boron, chromium, copper, iodine, iron, manganese, molybdenum, selenium, silicon, vanadium, and zinc. Make sure you are obtaining a balanced mineral intake.
Chlorine (Cl) mainly occurs in compound form with sodium or potassium and is widely distributed throughout the body in the form of chloride. It is needed, along with sodium, for production of hydrochloric acid …