Major minerals (macro-minerals): calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and magnesium.

Macrominerals are needed in large doses: approximate recommended daily intake in milligrams (mg) per day, or Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI).

Macrominerals

Macro-minerals are needed in large doses - approximate recommended daily intake, milligrams (mg) per day: 

1. potassium, K (3500 mg) - metal, ions are necessary for the function of all living cells; 
2. chloride, Cl− (3400 mg) - essential electrolyte in all body fluids; 
3. sodium, Na, natrium (2400 mg) - metal, essential for all animals and some plants;
4. calcium, Ca (1000 mg) - metal, essential for living organisms, produced in supernova nucleosynthesis;
5. phosphorus, P (1000 mg) - in the form of the phosphate is required for all known forms of life; 
6. choline (425 - 550 mg) - essential vitamin-like (vitamin B4) nutrient, synthesized in human body, but not sufficiently;
7. magnesium, Mg (350 mg) - metal, essential for all known living organisms;