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Nourishing vs Nutrient - What's the difference?

nourishing | nutrient |

As adjectives the difference between nourishing and nutrient

is that nourishing is that provides nourishment; nutritious while nutrient is providing nourishment.

As a noun nutrient is

a source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.

nourishing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That provides nourishment; nutritious
  • nutrient

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
  • * 2012 , , August 24, p.20
  • Even second-generation and keep carbon and nutrients in the ground.

    Synonyms

    * nutriment

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • providing nourishment