What is the difference between MCHC and calcium?
Calcium is a mineral involved in many different functions of the body, including muscle contraction, nerve impulse transmission, and helping your bones stay strong. Microcrystalline hydroxyapatite concentrate (MCHC) is a concentrate of whole bone. As such, MCHC contains calcium, but calcium is only one of many different components necessary to help build and maintain strong bones. MCHC also contains many other minerals, and even significant amounts of specific proteins. To elaborate, the calcium in your bones accounts for approximately 20% of the entire makeup of bone. The other 80% contains phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, and many other minerals, as well as collagen protein. Collagen is also very important to the strength of your bones, by helping prevent them from becoming brittle.
