- A
nutrient is a
substance used by an
organism to survive, grow and reproduce. The
requirement for
dietary nutrient intake applies to animals, plants, fungi...
- life, but most are not.
Minerals are one of the four
groups of
essential nutrients; the
others are vitamins,
essential fatty acids, and
essential amino acids...
- A
nutrient cycle (or
ecological recycling) is the
movement and
exchange of
inorganic and
organic matter back into the
production of matter.
Energy flow...
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Nutrient management is the
science and
practice directed to link soil, crop, weather, and
hydrologic factors with cultural, irrigation, and soil and water...
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support its life. The
intake of
these substances provides organisms with
nutrients (divided into macro- and micro-)
which can be
metabolized to
create energy...
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Nutrient density identifies the
amount of
beneficial nutrients in a food
product in
proportion to e.g.
energy content,
weight or
amount of
perceived detrimental...
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Nutrient depletion is a form of
resource depletion and
refers to the loss of
nutrients and
micronutrients in a
habitat or
parts of the biosphere, most...
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Nutrient sensing is a cell's
ability to
recognize and
respond to fuel
substrates such as glucose. Each type of fuel used by the cell
requires an alternate...
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Nutrient profiling, also
nutritional profiling, is the
science of
classifying or
ranking foods by
their nutritional composition in
order to
promote health...
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Proteins are
essential nutrients for the
human body. They are one of the
constituents of body
tissue and also
serve as a fuel source. As fuel, proteins...
