Meaning
nutrient
- a substance in food that helps living things grow and stay healthy
In a sentence
La frutta contiene molti nutrienti utili.
Fruit contains many useful nutrients.
Quale nutriente manca in questa dieta?
Which nutrient is missing in this diet?
Questo snack non ha abbastanza nutrienti.
This snack does not have enough nutrients.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| nutriente | masculine · singular |
| nutrienti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Often used in the plural: i nutrienti.
- Common with cibo, dieta, corpo, assorbire.
- Do not confuse with nutriente adjective = nourishing.