For example, calcium circulating in your blood from food you just ate is much more
available than calcium in your bones.
But it's calcium content is still far more
available than the calcium in pasteurized milk.
Not exact matches
You've probably heard of and maybe tried various green superfoods
available in the West like spirulina, chlorella, wheatgrass, etc. but you might not have heard of moringa which is actually even more nutrient - dense
than those and a rich source of iron, vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin K, potassium,
calcium, phosphorus and magnesium.
In the first study appearing on the front cover of the July issue of Applied Surface Science, researchers demonstrated a mechanically superior bioactive coating based on magnesium silicates rather
than the commercially
available calcium phosphate which develops microcracks during preparation and delaminates under pressure.
The
available literature points to the same conclusion that many of us feel intuitively - that food sources are better
than supplements whenever possible and this is especially true with
calcium.
The fermentation process makes digestion easier and nutrients like zinc,
calcium, and iron are more bio
available than in non-fermented soy products like tofu.
For example, although the
calcium content of spinach is 115 mg per half cup cooked, because of the interference of oxalic acid, you would have to eat more
than 16 cups of raw or more
than eight cups of cooked spinach to get the amount of
calcium available in one cup of yogurt.»
And grasshoppers, mealworms, and crickets all had higher concentrations of chemically
available magnesium,
calcium, copper, and zinc
than the sirloin.
It is a source of 100 %
calcium and it's
available online if you are more interested in feeding just the shells rather
than the entire egg.
Moisture readings from a
calcium chloride test (
available at home centers) must be no more
than 5lbs / 1000 sq ft / 24 hours or < 80 % RH with an in situ probe.