NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS COMPRISING DIETARY METAL COMPLEXES IN A MATRIX OF CELLULOSIC MATERIALS

摘要

Disclosed is a composition comprising an effective amount of a dietary metal and a coordinating ligand, wherein the dietary metal is provided as a cationic complex and/or as an anionic complex and wherein the coordinating ligand coordinates the dietary metal cationic complex and/or the dietary metal anionic complex. The composition is used to deliver a dietary metal to a subject in need thereof by administering the composition to the subject, optionally perorally. Examples of the dietary metal include zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co) and combinations thereof. In a particular example, the coordinating ligand comprises cellulose.