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<blockquote data-quote="cjmc" data-source="post: 1692262" data-attributes="member: 27842"><p>Technical correction here. The term "Chelated" refers to a type of chemical bond between the metal & an organic molecule. This is an "umbrella term" for organic trace minerals. There are many types of organic trace minerals on market and the most well known would be Availa sold by Zinpro. Those are a specific amino acid complexes, you will also see terms such as "proteinates, polysaccharide complex, amino acid complex, amino acid chelate, and some others". All of the above are organic trace minerals (because the compound contains carbon). In general they are more bio-available than sulfate and oxide bonded metals. Complicated part, not all the above are equal in cost or in bio-availability. </p><p></p><p>Hydroxychlorides are not an chelated/organic trace mineral. But their bio-availability is similar to organic trace minerals. This is because of their covalent bond. They have gained popularity among nutritionists and feed companies in recent years as they are less expensive than organics and therefore can be used at a higher rate in the minerals for a similar cost (and for other reasons that get a little too deep for this forum). For example most minerals using organics only provide roughly 25-33% of the minerals in the organic form (the rest are sulfates and oxides) while they Hydroxy's are often used at 75-100% of the formula. </p><p></p><p>None of the above TM's are 100% available. The % you see are RELATIVE availabilities. They all reference a standard that was set probably about 75 years ago when the research in TM's started. So for instance Hydroxy's have research showing bio-availability of around 150-200% depending on what metal you look at. That's because about 1.5-2 times the amount was absorbed compared to the standard that was set years ago. Some is till coming out the back end though. </p><p></p><p>If you would like to learn more about them the company that sells them has a website. The company is micronutrients, the trace mineral products discussed here are called intellibond.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cjmc, post: 1692262, member: 27842"] Technical correction here. The term "Chelated" refers to a type of chemical bond between the metal & an organic molecule. This is an "umbrella term" for organic trace minerals. There are many types of organic trace minerals on market and the most well known would be Availa sold by Zinpro. Those are a specific amino acid complexes, you will also see terms such as "proteinates, polysaccharide complex, amino acid complex, amino acid chelate, and some others". All of the above are organic trace minerals (because the compound contains carbon). In general they are more bio-available than sulfate and oxide bonded metals. Complicated part, not all the above are equal in cost or in bio-availability. Hydroxychlorides are not an chelated/organic trace mineral. But their bio-availability is similar to organic trace minerals. This is because of their covalent bond. They have gained popularity among nutritionists and feed companies in recent years as they are less expensive than organics and therefore can be used at a higher rate in the minerals for a similar cost (and for other reasons that get a little too deep for this forum). For example most minerals using organics only provide roughly 25-33% of the minerals in the organic form (the rest are sulfates and oxides) while they Hydroxy's are often used at 75-100% of the formula. None of the above TM's are 100% available. The % you see are RELATIVE availabilities. They all reference a standard that was set probably about 75 years ago when the research in TM's started. So for instance Hydroxy's have research showing bio-availability of around 150-200% depending on what metal you look at. That's because about 1.5-2 times the amount was absorbed compared to the standard that was set years ago. Some is till coming out the back end though. If you would like to learn more about them the company that sells them has a website. The company is micronutrients, the trace mineral products discussed here are called intellibond. [/QUOTE]
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