Minerals are inorganic substances that are not of animal or vegetable source. They occur naturally in the earth and have individual chemical and physical properties that are used by the body to maintain structure, like calcium, in the maintenance of healthy bones and teeth. They are important in thousands of metabolic reactions. They consist of the myriads of elements, mainly minerals, which occur in plants and our soils that can be involved with hundreds and thousands of metabolic processes in the body. However, in most cases their activity is not always known and no Daily Values have been established .
Enzymes are organic substances that facilitate the thousands of metabolic reactions in our bodies.
They are key to our biochemical life because without them almost none of our life processes would take place. Most vitamins and many minerals act as co-enzymes, which simply means they work along side enzymes, actually activating them. They are more obscure, are present in smaller amounts and usually have profound positive effects on your health. Carotenes in orange, yellow and dark green fruits and vegetables promote immune function, while bioflavonoids and OPC's in red wine and grapes, blueberries and other fruits protect cardiovascular health and support collagen structure in the whole body. Phytonutrients have a wide variety of health-supporting activities.