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 * ZINC **
 * Zinc is a well known metallic element in the periodic table. They shorten the word Zinc and call it Zn. It has the atomic number of 30 which has a weight of 65. 37. This element will melt at 788 degrees Fahrenheit or 420 degrees Celsius. Zinc is a essential minerals that could be found in food, lozenges, or some drugs and also is available in dietary supplement. Zinc will support the growth and it will develop in pregnancy, childhood and adolescence. This is required to take daily intake and maintain a steady state so that we could have proper taste and smell. **

** Birth -6 month ** || ** 2mg ** || ** 2mg ** || ** - ** || ** - ** || ** 7 month- 3 ** || ** 3mg ** || ** 3mg ** || ** - ** || ** - ** || ** 4-8 ** ||  ** 5mg ** || ** 5mg ** || ** - ** || ** - ** || ** 9-13 ** ||  ** 8mg ** || ** 8mg ** || ** - ** || ** - ** || ** 14- 18 ** ||  ** 11mg ** || ** 9mg ** || ** 13mg ** || ** 14mg ** || ** 19+ ** || ** 11mg ** || ** 8mg ** || ** 11mg ** || ** 12mg ** ||
 * years ** ||
 * Male ** ||
 * Female ** ||
 * Pregnancy ** ||
 * Lactation ** ||
 * Lactation ** ||


 * For different age or gender will have different number of intake for zinc. This is called the Dietary Reference intake (DRIs).It need to take the average intake which is about 97%- 98%. This is the table for how many zinc we should have per day: **
 * Mg= Adequate intake (AI) **

** Food ** || ** Milligrams (mg) per serving ** || ** Percent DV* ** || ** 76.7 ** || ** 513 ** || ** 8.9 ** ||  ** 59 ** || ** 6.5 ** ||  ** 43 ** || ** 4.2 ** ||  ** 28 ** ||
 * Oysters, 6 medium ** ||
 * Oysters, 6 medium ** ||
 * Beef shanks, cooked, 3 ounces ** ||
 * Beef shanks, cooked, 3 ounces ** ||
 * Crab, Alaska king, cooked, 3 ounces ** ||
 * Crab, Alaska king, cooked, 3 ounces ** ||
 * Pork shoulder, cooked, 3 ounces ** ||
 * Pork shoulder, cooked, 3 ounces ** ||


 * Zinc could also be found in food. In different kind of food of food, it will contain different kind of amount of zinc which we could get if we ate the food. Here are some list food of and how many Zinc it have: **
 * DV= **** Daily Value. DVs were developed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to help consumers compare the nutrient contents of products within the context of a total diet. The DV for zinc is 15 mg for adults and children age 4 and older. **
 * Brass is a type of Zinc alloy that is well known, and this is first use 2, 500 years ago by Ancient Rome. They use brass for making coins, kettles and other decorative items. Even now a day, they still use brass. Now they use brass to make instrument, screw and other hardware items that won’t use corrosion. Brass will contain 55%- 95% of copper. **
 * As you can see, zinc is actually a really needed element in the periodical element which could be found mostly everywhere in our surroundings. This also proves that it’s very important for us to live and we can’t live without zinc in our live for everyone. **
 * __ BIBLIOGRAPY __**
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 * “Zinc.” __Answer.com.__ 25 April 2010.  **
 * “Health Professional Fact Sheet.” __Office of Dietary Supplement.__ 23 April **
 * 2010. **
 * Gagnon, Steve “The element Zinc.” __It’s elemental.__ **
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