Nutraceutical vs Nutritional - What's the difference?

nutraceutical | nutritional |

As a noun nutraceutical

is a nutrient or food believed to have curative properties a food used as a drug.

As an adjective nutritional is

of, pertaining to, or providing nutrition.

nutraceutical

English

Alternative forms

* neutraceutical

Noun

(en noun)

A nutrient or food believed to have curative properties. A food used as a drug.

nutritional

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Of, pertaining to, or providing nutrition.

Derived terms

* nutritionalist (rare)