Are there elements in food ?

Question

Are there elements in food ?

Answer 1

There are. However, apart from salts where the elements may be present in ionic form, most elements in food will be present in the form of compounds. There are exceptions. For example, if you burn your toast, there is a chance there will be some elemental carbon in it..........  

Answer 2

of course ....most elemental forms   X(0) are not absorbed but are absorbed as their cations and anions...

Fe +2/Fe+3, Cu+2, Mg+2, Na+1, K+1, PO4^-3, S^-2, and many more  are present in the diet.

Answer 3

yup, lots of them!