Mineral Varieties - JSON

[
  {
    "code": "CA",
    "slug": "calcium",
    "name": "Calcium",
    "description": "An essential macromineral important for bone and tooth formation, nerve transmission, and muscle contraction.",
    "category": "Macromineral",
    "symbol": "Ca"
  },
  {
    "code": "P",
    "slug": "phosphorus",
    "name": "Phosphorus",
    "description": "A macromineral involved in bone and tooth formation and energy metabolism.",
    "category": "Macromineral",
    "symbol": "P"
  },
  {
    "code": "K",
    "slug": "potassium",
    "name": "Potassium",
    "description": "A macromineral important for regulating intracellular osmotic pressure and blood pressure.",
    "category": "Macromineral",
    "symbol": "K"
  },
  {
    "code": "NA",
    "slug": "sodium",
    "name": "Sodium",
    "description": "A macromineral involved in regulating extracellular fluid osmotic pressure and nerve transmission.",
    "category": "Macromineral",
    "symbol": "Na"
  },
  {
    "code": "MG",
    "slug": "magnesium",
    "name": "Magnesium",
    "description": "A macromineral involved in over 300 enzymatic reactions, important for bone formation and energy production.",
    "category": "Macromineral",
    "symbol": "Mg"
  },
  {
    "code": "S",
    "slug": "sulfur",
    "name": "Sulfur",
    "description": "A macromineral that is a component of amino acids and involved in stabilizing protein structure.",
    "category": "Macromineral",
    "symbol": "S"
  },
  {
    "code": "CL",
    "slug": "chloride",
    "name": "Chloride",
    "description": "A macromineral that works to regulate body fluid osmotic pressure and is the main component of stomach acid.",
    "category": "Macromineral",
    "symbol": "Cl"
  },
  {
    "code": "FE",
    "slug": "iron",
    "name": "Iron",
    "description": "A trace mineral that is the main component of hemoglobin and essential for oxygen transport.",
    "category": "Trace Mineral",
    "symbol": "Fe"
  },
  {
    "code": "ZN",
    "slug": "zinc",
    "name": "Zinc",
    "description": "A trace mineral that is a component of many enzymes and important for immune function and wound healing.",
    "category": "Trace Mineral",
    "symbol": "Zn"
  },
  {
    "code": "CU",
    "slug": "copper",
    "name": "Copper",
    "description": "A trace mineral that works as a component of blood formation function and antioxidant enzymes.",
    "category": "Trace Mineral",
    "symbol": "Cu"
  },
  {
    "code": "MN",
    "slug": "manganese",
    "name": "Manganese",
    "description": "A trace mineral involved in bone formation and activation of enzymes for carbohydrate and lipid metabolism.",
    "category": "Trace Mineral",
    "symbol": "Mn"
  },
  {
    "code": "I",
    "slug": "iodine",
    "name": "Iodine",
    "description": "A trace mineral that is the raw material for thyroid hormones and important for regulating metabolism.",
    "category": "Trace Mineral",
    "symbol": "I"
  },
  {
    "code": "SE",
    "slug": "selenium",
    "name": "Selenium",
    "description": "A trace mineral that is a component of antioxidant enzymes and involved in thyroid hormone metabolism.",
    "category": "Trace Mineral",
    "symbol": "Se"
  },
  {
    "code": "CR",
    "slug": "chromium",
    "name": "Chromium",
    "description": "A trace mineral involved in regulating glucose and lipid metabolism.",
    "category": "Trace Mineral",
    "symbol": "Cr"
  },
  {
    "code": "MO",
    "slug": "molybdenum",
    "name": "Molybdenum",
    "description": "A trace mineral that works as a cofactor for various enzymes.",
    "category": "Trace Mineral",
    "symbol": "Mo"
  },
  {
    "code": "CO",
    "slug": "cobalt",
    "name": "Cobalt",
    "description": "A trace mineral that works as a component of vitamin B12.",
    "category": "Trace Mineral",
    "symbol": "Co"
  }
]