nutritional
nutritional — adjective
1. relating to the natural substances in food and drink that humans and animals nee
relating to the natural substances in food and drink that humans and animals need for energy, growth, and staying healthy
The box of oat cereal has a chart with nutritional information on the side.
collocation: nutritional information
Leila checks the nutritional facts on every snack before she buys it.
collocation: nutritional facts (on food labels)
During her pregnancy, Priya paid close attention to her nutritional needs.
The school lunch programme focuses on meeting children's nutritional requirements.
- dietary
more focused on the specific food a person eats rather than the broader science of nutrients (e.g., 'dietary fibre', 'dietary habits')
- alimentary
formal or technical term relating to the process of nutrition and digestion (e.g., 'alimentary canal'); much less common in everyday language
文法句型
nutritional + noun
用法筆記
Frequently used in attributive position before nouns such as value, content, needs, and information. Unlike 'nutritious', which evaluates food as being rich in beneficial nutrients, 'nutritional' simply indicates a connection to the science or process of nutrition without making a quality judgement.