As a trace mineral‎,‎ Chromium is an essential nutrient that your body needs every day‎.‎ The term ‎"‎trace‎"‎ means that Chromium is a mineral that‎'‎s found in the body in very small amounts ‎(‎less than 5 grams‎)‎‎,‎ which may make taking a Chromium supplement especially important‎.‎ Our Chromium formulas are perfect for vegetarians‎,‎ and are free of yeast‎.‎

Chromium is a naturally occurring mineral you probably associate with high‎-priced automobile wheels not dietary health‎.‎ But a form of chromium known as trivalent chromium is also an essential trace mineral required for the proper metabolism of sugar‎.‎

Chromium is needed in extremely small amounts it is called a trace mineral since we need just a trace of it but it cannot be produced by the body as needed‎.‎ It can be obtained only from what we eat or supplements we take‎.‎

The mineral chromium was first identified in Europe in the 1790s‎,‎ but it wasn‎'‎t until the 1960s that it was appreciated as an important trace element for human consumption‎.‎ Interestingly‎,‎ even today the typical American diet is deficient in chromium‎;‎ it has been estimated that only 10 percent of Americans get enough chromium in their diets‎.‎ Why would this be‎?‎

One reason is that the particular form of chromium found in many foods the trivalent chromium mentioned earlier is not particularly easy to digest‎.‎ Also‎,‎ some of the foods which offer us the richest source of chromium liver‎,‎ broccoli‎,‎ and yeast‎,‎ for instance are not necessarily the most popular foods among Americans‎.‎ And finally‎,‎ the high‎-sugar diets of many people cause chromium to be lost from the body‎.‎

Even cooking poses a problem‎.‎ Chromium simply does not tolerate processing or high temperatures well in fact‎,‎ only a small percentage of the mineral may survive‎.‎ In some cases‎,‎ the culprit is refining‎.‎ Chromium is found in the bran and germ of whole grains exactly the parts of the grain removed when the granules are processed into white flour‎.‎

• Chromium is suitable for all types of diet plans since it supports carbohydrate‎,‎ fat‎,‎ and protein metabolism‎.‎