Micronutrients

These are vitamins and minerals. they are called micronutrients because they are required in small quantities, ranging from less than a milligram to a few grams.

Vitamins include the fat-soluble vitamins, Vitamin A, D, E and K as well as the water-soluble vitamins like Vitamin C and Vitamin B-complex.

Minerals may be major or trace elements. The major minerals include calcium, Phosphorus, Sodium, Potassium and Magnesium. The trace elements are required in very minute quantities(few milligrams) and include: Iron, Iodine, Fluorine, Copper, Cobalt, Chromium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Selenium, Nickel, Tin, Silicon and Vanadium.