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What elements are in food?

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Elements are in everything! Whether they are in pure form, in a compound or a mixture, nothing isn't made of elements in some form. So, yes elements are in food and food is one of the best ways of ingesting elements such as Potassium as minerals.

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I cannot think of a food that does not contain carbon, oxygen and hydrogen. These three elements are the building blocks of sugars, or carbohydrates. All organic matter contains these elements.

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A bunch. The exact ones depend on the type of food.

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When Sodium-Na & Fluorine Gas-F2 are combined they form NaF, which can be found in toothpastes and dental products that dentist use on our teeth.

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All foods contain chemical elements.

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