Tips & Warnings. Steam the tamales in a specified steamer basket. If you have a steamer pot or basket that does not use a stove top for heating, you will need to pour boiling water into the base of the pot and cover with a lid for 1 to 2 hours. Make reference to the instruction manual provided for your particular model to verify.
Arsenic is a trace element that occurs naturally in very small amounts in the diet. Its exact functions are not known. The estimated adult daily intake of arsenic from a typical diet is 12-50 mcg. A dietary requirement of 12-25 mcg/day has been suggested.
Like vitamins, minerals are divided into two categories â trace minerals and major minerals. The trace minerals include iron, zinc, copper, selenium, chromium, iodine, fluoride, manganese and molybdenum. The major minerals include calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, chloride and phosphorus.