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Vitamins, Minerals, Chelates: What's the Difference?

There seems to be common misunderstandings in the marketplace as to just what is a vitamin, a mineral and a chelate. Let's start with defining vitamins: A vitamin is an organic compound needed by organisms to keep it functioning and healthy. To further clarify, high school science teaches that the world in general is made up of elements or compounds. Elements are those molecules that are in a fundamental state in the earth as pure molecules with no other ingredients. Elements are represented on the elemental chart which you may remember from your science class, they are the building blocks to ALL other compounds.

ALBION is the world leader and innovator in mineral amino acid chelate nutrition. Since its establishment in 1956 Albion has sought to manufacture highly bioavailable nutritional mineral forms and to understand their function and prove their effectiveness through third party research and clinical studies. This deep understanding and continued research has kept Albion on the leading edge of product development and application. With three sales divisions under the corporate umbrella, Albion serves the animal, plant and human nutrition industries worldwide.

With the corporate offices located in Clearfield, Utah, Albion has an affiliated distribution network that reaches into nearly 100 countries. The organic mineral compounds, such as mineral amino acid chelates, specialized mineral salts and mineral complexes, manufactured by Albion can be found in a wide variety of products that nourish and enhance life. Some of these products include foliar applied fertilizers for cash crops, amino acid chelates that fulfill the unique requirements of production animals like dairy cows, beef, swine, horses and chickens, and pharmaceutical grade chelates used in food and mineral supplements for humans. Only Albion has the scope of application and this holistic view of mineral nutrition for life.

Backed by sound science and over a 100 patents from manufacturing processes to food applications, Albion is your trusted source for safe, proven, effective, organic minerals.

MAAC® metal amino acid chelates for animals.

Our goal at Albion Animal Nutrition is to become your preferred supplier of organic trace minerals. Not only will we provide you with superior products, we provide you with superior service. A small example of that service is the comprehensive collection of product information and support documents now available to our customers online. We are confident that you will find all the information you need to make an informed choice about animal mineral nutrition in one easy to use location.