(えいようぶん)

えいようぶん
noun
nutrients; nutritional content
1. nutrients; nutritional content; nourishment
The nutritive substances contained in food, soil, or other materials. More technical than 栄養(えいよう) alone — it refers to the constituent nutrient components rather than nutrition as a whole concept.
この野菜(やさい)栄養分(えいようぶん)(おお)い。
This vegetable is high in nutrients.
(つち)(なか)栄養分(えいようぶん)植物(しょくぶつ)成長(せいちょう)(ささ)える。
The nutrients in the soil support plant growth.
加工食品(かこうしょくひん)調理(ちょうり)過程(かてい)栄養分(えいようぶん)(うしな)われやすい。
Processed foods tend to lose nutrients during the cooking process.

Compound of 栄養(えいよう) (nutrition) + (ぶん) (portion, component). Refers to specific nutritive components such as vitamins, minerals, proteins, and fats. Common in cooking, agriculture, and biology.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 栄養分(えいようぶん)(おお)い: high in nutrients
  • 栄養分(えいようぶん)()る: to take in nutrients
  • 栄養分(えいようぶん)吸収(きゅうしゅう)する: to absorb nutrients
  • 栄養分(えいようぶん)豊富(ほうふ): rich in nutrients

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 栄養(えいよう): nutrition — the broader concept; can also mean 'nutrients' in casual usage
  • 栄養素(えいようそ): nutrient (technical) — specific named nutrients in scientific contexts
  • 養分(ようぶん): nutrients — common in botany and agriculture; near-synonym