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GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition · key term
A mineral that helps build bones and teeth and is involved in releasing and using energy from food.
Used by AQA
Specification 3.2.2.2 · Paper 1
Revise: Dietary MineralsPhosphorus works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth. It is also involved in processes that release and use energy from food, although phosphorus itself supplies no energy.
Link a mineral to a specific function: iron is needed for haemoglobin, whereas calcium and phosphorus help build bones and teeth.
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