IMAGE: This photo shows the fossilized jaw of the oldest chinchillid rodent, Eoviscaccia frassinettii, which is related to the modern chinchilla. view more. Credit: AMNH/M.
There are three main types of dietary supplements, including herbal supplements, vitamin and mineral supplements and probiotic supplements.In addition, there are some dietary supplements that are harmful and should be avoided at all times.lthough different than the vitamin and mineral supplements, Herbal supplements are the base of many medicinal practices. Herbal supplements have been used for thousands of years, and with advances in technology, many herbal remedies are now available as a supplement.
Dietary supplements. Supplements typically contain vitamin C in the form of ascorbic acid, which has equivalent bioavailability to that of naturally occurring ascorbic acid in foods, such as orange juice and broccoli [ 13-15 ].ther forms of vitamin C supplements include sodium ascorbate; calcium ascorbate; other mineral ascorbates; ascorbic acid with bioflavonoids; and combination products, such as Ester-CÂ®, which contains calcium ascorbate, dehydroascorbate, calcium threonate, xylonate and lyxonate [ 16 ].