The same also applies to the necessary fatty acids, which essentially originate in the plant world, for example in algae. Phytonutrients are a category of essential substances that, as the word phyto implies, only occur in plants and that keep the human body healthy and protect against all kinds of chronic diseases.

And finally, there are the minerals. Minerals come from the rocks of the earth and consist mainly of metals. From the stone kingdom, minerals also end up in the seawater and in the air. Minerals are in the soil and are absorbed and utilized by plants. From there, animals and humans absorb the minerals. Unlike certain vitamins and fatty acids, it is impossible to make minerals yourself. Our body consists of about 4% minerals. They are necessary for all processes that keep the body going. They also have a key function to make vitamins effective.