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zovick
at Sat Oct 10 19:18:11 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by zovick ]
I would just like to point out one thing regarding the previous post. Pure calcium is a single element, Ca (only). CaCO3 is three elements: calcium, carbon, and oxygen which are combined in the given ratio to form the compound CaCO3, or calcium carbonate. Hence, if you are feeding calcium carbonate, I believe it needs to be broken down in the gut to release the element calcium for absorption as I don't think the entire compound may be absorbed through the gut intact.
If there are any nutritionists out there, let's hear from you on this question.....
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