VALUE OF MINERAL SUBSTANCES IN NUTRITION Out of 50 elements, which are present in an organism, 26 are necessary, thus 12 of them are macroelements , 14 are microelements. CLASSIFICATION OF MINERAL SUBSTANCES MACROBIOELEMENTS ( Content more than 10 mg/kg 1 mg %) MICROBIOELEMENTS (Content less than 10 mg/kg 1 mg %) 1. Cations - Calcium , Potassium , Magnesium , Sodium 1. NECESSARY: Iron, Iodum , Fuorine , Zincum Copper , Cobalt , Manganese , Nickel , Selenium , Chrome etc. 2. A nions - P hosphorum , S ulfur , C hlorine 2. Necessity not is clarified: Strontium , Boron , Bromum , Cadmium etc. 3. E nter in organic bonds - Oxygenium , Carboneum , Hydrogenium , 3. TOXIC: L ead , Cadmium , A rsenic , Hydrargyrum