How Much Would the Raw Ingredients of a Human Body Cost?

💡 The Answer

• The refined chemical components of a human body — including carbon, calcium and iron — are worth over £116,000.
• However, in their raw unrefined form, the same elements would cost under £100 to purchase.
• The human body contains about 60 chemical elements, with oxygen, carbon and hydrogen making up the majority.
• The vast difference in value reflects the extraordinary complexity of how these elements are organised in living tissue.