Copper

Copper is an essential mineral, a vital trace element. Our body cannot produce it itself and therefore has to absorb it from outside.

The trace element copper functions primarily in conjunction with iron, as it ensures that iron becomes blood pigment. Copper is needed to protect cell membranes, acts as an antioxidant and protects against free radicals.

If there is a copper deficiency, the body does not have sufficient amounts of the essential trace element copper. Copper is found in numerous enzymes and is partly responsible for the absorption of iron in the gastrointestinal tract. The reduced copper level in the blood is known as hypocupremium.

The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) recommends a daily intake of 1.0 mg of copper. The maximum daily limit has been set at 1.6 mg.

Our copper gluconate is completely GMO-free.

The permitted health claims for copper are as follows:
• Copper contributes to the maintenance of normal connective tissue.
• Copper contributes to normal energy metabolism.
• Copper contributes to the normal functioning of the nervous system.
• Copper contributes to normal hair pigmentation.
• Copper contributes to normal iron transport in the body.
• Copper contributes to normal skin pigmentation.
• Copper contributes to the normal functioning of the immune system.
• Copper helps protect cells from oxidative stress.

Ideally, you should take copper in the morning with your breakfast.

As an essential trace element, the human body cannot produce copper itself. We therefore have to take in copper through our diet or through food supplements. Rich in copper are:
Offal, especially liver, but also shellfish.
Plant-based foods mainly include nuts, cocoa, coffee, tea, legumes and whole grains.
They have copper contents between 0.3 and over 2 mg/100 g. Milk, sugar and highly refined grains are considered to be low in copper.

The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) recommends a daily intake of 1.0 mg of copper.