Minerals in Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes
Just like vitamins, minerals help your body grow and stay healthy. The body uses minerals to perform many different functions, for example for building strong bones, or transmitting nerve impulses. Some minerals are even used to make hormones or maintain a normal heartbeat.
The essential minerals present in Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes are: Potassium (630 mg), Sodium (586 mg) and Phosphorus (533 mg).
Nutrition Facts for 100g
Daily values based in a diet 2,000 kcal
In addition to its widely known role in bone structure, Calcium is used to help nerve function and control muscle. 45 milligrams of calcium can be found on every 100 grams of Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes, the 5% of the total daily recommended calcium intake.
45 mg
5%
daily value
All of the tissues in your body need a near constant supply of oxygen to maintain life. The hemoglobin is an iron-containing protein in your blood, which help in the delivery of oxygen. In 100 grams of Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes, you can find 67.67 milligrams of iron. It provides the hierro_porcentaje% of the daily recommended value for the average adult.
67.67 mg
376%
daily value
Along with sodium, calcium, magnesium, and chloride, potassium is an electrolyte, meaning that it helps to conduct electrical charges in the human body. In 100 grams of Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes, you can find 630 milligrams of potassium. It provides the 13% of the daily recommended value for the average adult.
630 mg
13%
daily value
About 50% of a person’s magnesium is stored in the bone, and as such, it plays a key role in bone metabolism, even a mild ongoing magnesium deficiency can lead to a significant amount of bone loss. 100 grams of Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes contains 190 milligrams of magnesium, that’s the 48% of the daily recommended value for an adult.
190 mg
48%
daily value
Inadequate intakes of phosphorus results in hypophosphataemia the symptoms of which include anorexia, anaemia, muscle weakness, bone pain, ataxia, confusion and possibly death. Phosphorus is so widespread in the food supply that dietary phosphorus deficiency is extremely rare. 100 grams of contains 533 milligrams of phosphorus, that’s the 53% of the daily recommended value for an adult.
533 mg
53%
daily value
Low sodium in the blood can lead to what is called hyponatremia: fatigue, seizures, muscle spasms, confusion and coma. Sodium deficiency is caused by vomiting, diarrhea, drinking excessive water and excessive sweating. In 100 grams of Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes, you can find 586 milligrams of sodium. It provides the 39% of the daily recommended value for the average adult.
586 mg
39%
daily value
Immunity, reproduction, skin health, and vision are just some of the areas that can be affected by zinc deficiency. 64.33 milligrams of zinc can be found on every 100 grams of Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes, the 429% of the total daily recommended zinc intake.
64.33 mg
429%
daily value
In the food we commonly eat, there are only very small amounts of copper. As much as any dietary mineral, the amount of copper you eat is directly related to the amounts of minimally processed plant foods you get every day. In 100 grams of Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes, you can find 0.34 milligrams of copper. It provides the 17% of the daily recommended value for the average adult.
0.34 mg
17%
daily value
Manganese is important for everyday skin health. This mineral is a required co-factor for an enzyme called prolidase, which is in turn necessary to make collagen as a structural component of skin. 100 grams of Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes contains 3.46 milligrams of manganese, that’s the 173% of the daily recommended value for an adult.
3.46 mg
173%
daily value
Selenium-containing enzymes are involved in recycling of vitamin C from its spent form back to its active one, allowing for greater antioxidant protection. 100 grams of Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes contains 9.2 micrograms of selenium, that’s the 13% of the daily recommended value for an adult.
9.2 µg
13%
daily value
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