CHELATED

a process by which minerals are held, as if by a claw, by amino acids. Chelation is taken from a Greek word meaning "claw." This bonding of a mineral with an amino acid exists in nature as a necessary step for the mineral to be absorbed and used by the body. Thus, with this step already provided, the mineral is more easily absorbed and used. See also amino

a process by which minerals are held, as if by a claw, by amino acids. Chelation is taken from a Greek word meaning "claw." This bonding of a mineral with an amino acid exists in nature as a necessary step for the mineral to be absorbed and used by the body. Thus, with this step already provided, the mineral is more easily absorbed and used. See also amino acids in this glossary.