What makes chelated mineral glycinates so efficient? To answer this question, we first need to better understand chelation as a process. It is the result of a specific chemical process where minerals bind to amino acids. Chelation occurs naturally during digestion for the purpose of facilitating the transport of minerals in the intestinal wall, so that they can be used by the entire body. Amino acids are not the only "chelators", but they are the perfect match for minerals. The body absorbs various amino acids very efficiently and Albion has determined the amino acid glycine to be the preferred molecule in the creation of organic chelated minerals. Glycine is easily identified and absorbed through the intestinal wall, and glycinate chelates are small enough to be transported directly to the cells themselves!