Determine the nutritional and functional role of minerals, Biology

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Minerals :-Copper

Food Source     

Organ meats, sea foods, nuts, seeds

Nutritional Functional role

Essential nutrient: Deficiency is rare. Catalyst: Lipid peroxidation, ascorbic acid oxidation, non enzymatic oxidative browning.

Colour modifier: May cause black discoloration in canned, cured meats.

Enzyme cofactor: Polyphenoloxidase.

Texture stabilizer: Stabilizes egg white foams.

 


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