How do I know the good doctor is right on point with this one?
Because I formulate my top bars and powders to deliver 20-25% of the minimum daily requirements of as many nutrients as possible. Despite using a very wide range of nutrient dense foods as ingredients, I cannot get enough magnesium, calcium and potassium from the ingredients I use to get to 25% so I have to buy and use those minerals as supplements them to get to 25%.
I only know this because for each of the 320+ ingredients with which I formulate my products I compute the total of each of 37 nutrients I measure to compare it with the RDI for your body. Something for which you just do not have the data, the time or, most likely, the inclination to do.
Here is a list of the nutrients for which I have to scrounge and search for data for every one of my ingredients (because the suppliers of my ingredients do not provide this data for each ingredient):
Energy
Protein
Unsat Fat
Sat Fat
MCT
Omega-3
Omega-6
Tot Fat
Carbs
Sugars
Fibre
Minerals
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Calcium
Copper
Iron
Manganese
Magnesium
Phosphorus
Potassium
Selenium
Sodium
Zinc
Vitamins
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A
B1 (Thiamin)
B2 (Riboflavin)
B3 (Niacin)
B5 (Pantothenic Acid)
B6 (Pyridoxine)
B7 (Biotin)
B8 (Inositol)
B9 (Folate)
B12
B18 (Choline)
Betaine
C
D3
E
K