Molybdenum
What is it?
Molybdenum is an essential mineral and a specific micronutrient.
Molybdenum contributes to normal metabolism of the sulfur-containing amino acids.
They are nutrients necessary for maintaining life, growth, and tissue repair and must be obtained from foods, as the body is unable to synthesize them or makes them in insufficient quantities.
Molybdenum supplementation
In supplementation, it is preferable to use sodium molybdenum rather than other molybdenum salts, as it is the most bioavailable and safest mineral salt.
Foods with molybdenum
Pork, lamb, and beef livers each contain approximately 1.5 ppm of molybdenum. Other important dietary sources include peas, eggs, sunflower seeds, wheat flour, lentils and, in general, cereal seeds.
Foods with trace elements
The foods that contain the most trace elements (zinc, selenium, chromium, copper, manganese, and molybdenum):
- Nuts (all types).
- Wholegrain cereals.
