nutritional

Language: en

🇬🇧 /njuˈːtrɪʃənəl/ 🇺🇸 /nuːˈtrɪʃənəl/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Of or relating to nutrition or the process of nourishing; concerned with the nutrients in food and their effects on the body.; Providing or containing nutrients necessary for health and growth; nourishing.; Relating to the study of nutrition as a scientific discipline, including dietary requirements and metabolic processes.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more nutritional Superlative: most nutritional

Collocations

nutritional valuenutritional informationnutritional needsnutritional deficiencynutritional supplementsnutritional contentnutritional requirements

Derivatives

nutritionnutritionallynutritionistnutritiousnutrientmalnutritionundernutritionovernutrition

Synonyms

nutritivedietaryalimentarynourishing

Commonly confused

nutritious
EN: 'Nutritious' describes food that contains many nutrients and is good for you; 'nutritional' relates to nutrition as a subject or process (e.g., nutritional information, nutritional value).

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the double 't' in 'nutritional' (from 'nutrition'). Do not write 'nutricious' — the correct spelling is 'nutritious' with a 't' before the '-ious'.

💬 Examples

  1. The nutritional value of fruits and vegetables is well documented in scientific literature.

  2. She prepared a nutritional meal rich in protein and essential vitamins for her children.

  3. The nutritional research conducted at the university led to new dietary guidelines.