Chelated salts are advanced mineral compounds engineered to maximize mineral absorption, stability, and performance. By binding essential metal ions—such as iron, zinc, copper, manganese, and other trace minerals—to organic ligands like amino acids, organic acids, or peptides, chelated salts form stable ring-shaped structures that significantly improve mineral bioavailability.
Compared with traditional inorganic mineral salts, chelated salts offer higher absorption efficiency, better tolerance, and reduced nutrient loss—making them the preferred choice for modern dietary supplements, animal nutrition, and agricultural fertilizers.
Conventional inorganic mineral salts (such as oxides or sulfates) are easily affected by digestive pH, dietary inhibitors like phytates, and ion competition. This often leads to poor absorption and high excretion rates.
Chelated salts overcome these challenges through three proven advantages:
✔ Superior Stability
Chelated minerals maintain their structure in acidic gastric conditions and remain soluble throughout the digestive tract, protecting minerals from precipitation and degradation.
✔ Enhanced Absorption Pathways
Many chelated salts—especially amino acid chelates—are absorbed through amino acid or peptide transport systems, resulting in faster, more efficient uptake and reduced competition with other minerals.
✔ Higher Utilization, Lower Waste
Chelated minerals are better retained by the body, animals, or plants, allowing lower inclusion levels while achieving equal or superior nutritional outcomes.
Scientific studies consistently demonstrate that chelated minerals outperform inorganic forms:
Chelated zinc shows 11–43% higher absorption compared with zinc oxide
Chelated iron (e.g., iron bisglycinate) delivers multiple-fold higher bioavailability than traditional iron salts
In animal nutrition, chelated minerals improve growth, immunity, and feed efficiency while reducing mineral excretion
In agriculture, chelated micronutrients increase nutrient uptake by 20–35%, especially in alkaline soils
These advantages translate into measurable performance improvements and cost efficiency across industries.
Human Nutrition & Supplements
Chelated salts provide gentler, more effective mineral supplementation for iron, zinc, magnesium, and multi-mineral formulations.
Animal Feed & Livestock Nutrition
Improved mineral absorption supports healthier animals, better growth performance, and reduced environmental mineral loss.
Agriculture & Fertilizers
Chelated micronutrients prevent soil fixation and ensure consistent mineral availability for crops, improving yield and quality.
We supply a full portfolio of high-quality chelated mineral ingredients, including:
Amino acid chelates (glycine, methionine, lysine)
Organic acid chelates (citrate, gluconate)
Customized chelation systems and blends
All products are manufactured under strict quality control to ensure high chelation efficiency, low heavy-metal content, and consistent batch performance.
Verified high bioavailability
GMP/FSSC / ISO-compliant production
Stable bulk supply & competitive pricing
Full technical documentation (COA, MSDS, TDS)
Custom formulations and application support
As a professional chelated salt manufacturer and supplier, we help our partners achieve better results with fewer resources.
If you are looking for high-performance chelated salts that deliver real absorption and measurable value, contact us today to request samples, specifications, or customized solutions.
Better absorption. Higher efficiency. Proven results.