Assertion: zinc | /r/HasProperty | absorbed
Facets:
value: less efficiently
type: MANNER
value: into the skin
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: slightly
type: DEGREE
value: from most of it
type: OTHER
value: from the intestine
type: OTHER
value: from mother's milk
type: OTHER
value: best from animal products
type: OTHER
value: poorly
type: DEGREE
value: because of other plant compounds
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Keep in mind that zinc found in plant-based sources like legumes and whole grains is absorbed less efficiently because of other plant compounds that inhibit absorption ( 33 ).
text: Zinc from zinc oxide is, however, slightly absorbed into the skin.
text: Zinc from zinc oxide is, however, slightly absorbed into the skin.
text: Zinc is absorbed best from animal products, though it is still bioavailable in plant sources.
text: Zinc is more efficiently absorbed when taken in smaller doses and in people who are deficient in the mineral.
text: Even though there is twice as much zinc in cow's milk than in mother's milk, much more zinc is absorbed from mother's milk.
text: Zinc is available as an oral supplement, and may be best absorbed if tablets are first crushed and then mixed with food.
text: Zinc is poorly absorbed from the intestine and most of it is excreted in the faeces.