Calcium helps to build and maintain strong bones and to carry out many important functions. 

Body needs calcium for muscles to move and for nerves to carry messages between brain and every part of the body. Calcium also helps blood vessels move  blood throughout the body and helps release hormones.

Zinc helps immune system to fight off invading bacteria and viruses. Zinc are used to make DNA and proteins.

During pregnancy, infancy, childhood and adolescence the body needs zinc to grow and develop properly.

Zinc also helps wounds heal and is  important for the proper sense of taste.

Magnesium helps in regulating muscle and nerve function, blood sugar levels, and blood pressure meanwhile making protein, bone, and DNA.

Iron is needed for growth and development. Iron helps to create hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from  the lungs to all parts of the body, and myoglobin, a protein that provides oxygen to muscles.

Sodium is an essential nutrient and is needed by the body in relatively small amounts (provided that substantial sweating does not occur) to maintain a balance of body fluids and keep muscles and nerves running smoothly.

However, the Recommended Nutrient Intake (RNI) 2017 recommends adults limit sodium intake to 1500mg per day for an average Malaysian adult aged 19 years old and above.

Body needs potassium for almost everything it does, including proper kidney, and hear function, muscle contraction, and nerve transmission.

Bicarbonate is a substance called a base, which the body needs to help keep a normal acid-base (pH) balance. This balance prevents the body from becoming too acid, which can cause many health problems. The lungs and kidneys keep a normal blood pH by removing excess acid.