Life Extension Only Trace Minerals

Name: Life Extension Only Trace Minerals
Brand: Life Extension
SKU: 737870132899
Price: 11.52 GBP
Availability: InStock

Brands: Life Extension

£11.52

Trace minerals from Life Extension — 90 vcaps per pack, no fuss.

How to use

Take as directed on the pack, ideally with food and at the same time each day.

Good to know

Format: vcaps
Caffeine free
Vegetarian-friendly capsule shell

A food supplement, not a substitute for a varied diet and healthy lifestyle. Do not exceed the stated dose. Keep out of reach of children.

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SKU: 737870132899

At a glance

£0.12

per daily dose

Limited

evidence for multi-mineral blend

Our honest take

A trace-mineral capsule designed for people whose multivitamin lacks minerals: zinc 20 mg, copper 2 mg, manganese 2 mg, chromium 400 µg, molybdenum 250 µg and boron 3 mg. It also contains vanadyl sulphate (750 µg of vanadium), which is not on the GB list of minerals permitted in food supplements and has no established need in the diet. If your multivitamin already contains minerals, this would double up on zinc and copper. We would not recommend it.

You take a vitamin-only multivitamin and want the trace minerals separately
You eat a restricted diet and want a modest trace-mineral top-up
You already take a multivitamin and mineral: you would double up
You want to avoid vanadium, which has no established dietary need
You have Wilson's disease or another copper disorder

The science

Multi-mineral blend· evidence: Limited

Multi-mineral and trace-mineral products combine several minerals such as zinc, copper, selenium, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, iodine, magnesium and calcium in one capsule. Each mineral has its own role, and the authorised claims depend on how much of each is in a daily dose.

People with a restricted diet, such as some vegans or people eating very little, may fall short of one or two minerals. For most people who eat a varied diet, a blanket mineral supplement adds little, and doubling up with a multivitamin can push some minerals above safe levels.

Checking the amount of each mineral against the NRV is more useful than the number of minerals on the label.

Authorised health claim
Claims depend on each mineral in the product and apply only where a daily dose gives at least 15% of that mineral's NRV. See the individual mineral profiles (for example zinc, selenium, magnesium) for the exact authorised wording.

Typical dose: Varies by product. Good blends give roughly 50 to 100% of the NRV for trace minerals rather than mega-doses.

Safety: Add up minerals from all your supplements: the NHS advises no more than 25 mg zinc, 1 mg copper, 350 micrograms selenium, 4 mg manganese and 400 mg magnesium a day from supplements. Keep away from children. Minerals can reduce absorption of some antibiotics and thyroid medicines.

Research we looked at:
NHS. Vitamins and minerals. nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals
Expert Group on Vitamins and Minerals. Safe Upper Levels for Vitamins and Minerals. Food Standards Agency, 2003.

Ingredients & nutrition

Per daily dose (1 capsule): zinc (OptiZinc zinc monomethionine) 20 mg (200% NRV), copper 2 mg (200% NRV), manganese 2 mg (100% NRV), chromium (nicotinate glycinate) 400 µg (1,000% NRV), molybdenum 250 µg (500% NRV), boron 3 mg, vanadyl sulphate 3.75 mg (vanadium 750 µg). 90 capsules, 90 daily doses.

Other ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, vegetable cellulose (capsule), maltodextrin, stearic acid. Suitable for vegetarians.

Always check the pack you receive, as manufacturers sometimes update recipes.

How to use

Label directions: 1 capsule a day with food. Do not exceed the stated daily dose. Not for people with Wilson's disease or other copper disorders.

Price per dose & how it compares

Product	Size	Price	Per daily dose
This product	90 vcaps	£11.52	£0.12
Olimp Nutrition Chela-Min		from £11.59	–
NOW Foods Full Spectrum Mineral Caps		from £14.99	£0.25

Cost per daily dose lets you compare packs of different sizes fairly.Worked out from our current prices.

Food supplements should not replace a varied, balanced diet and healthy lifestyle. General information, not medical advice. Speak to your GP or pharmacist first if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, have a medical condition or take medication.