VEGALYSIS

Minerals

Copper (serum) — optimal range for vegans & vegetarians

A trace element, cofactor of enzymes and iron metabolism.

Optimal range

80–140 µg/dL

How a value is read

Deficient< 70 µg/dL
Below optimal70 – 80 µg/dL
Optimal80 – 140 µg/dL
Above optimal140 – 160 µg/dL
Markedly high> 160 µg/dL

Bands are given in the marker's canonical unit; values in other units are converted automatically.

Why it matters on a plant-based diet

Copper is required for iron metabolism. Long-term high-dose zinc without copper causes copper deficiency → anemia and neurological issues.

A single marker decides nothing

Deficiencies mask one another: high folate hides low B12, inflammation inflates ferritin, low zinc mimics iron deficiency. VEGALYSIS reads the whole picture and explains the links.

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Units

  • µg/dL
  • µmol/L× 6.37 → µg/dL

VEGALYSIS accepts any of these units and converts the value to the canonical one.

Names seen on lab reports

copper · cu · медь

Sources

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Educational material; not a substitute for a clinician's advice.