栄養分(えいようぶん)

えいようぶん
noun
nutrients; nutritional content
foodscience
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)は栄養分(えいようぶん)が多(おお)い。
This vegetable is high in nutrients.
土(つち)の中(なか)の栄養分(えいようぶん)が植物(しょくぶつ)の成長(せいちょう)を支(ささ)える。
The nutrients in the soil support plant growth.
加工食品(かこうしょくひん)は調理(ちょうり)の過程(かてい)で栄養分(えいようぶん)が失(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) + 分(ぶん) (portion, component). Refers to specific nutritive components such as vitamins, minerals, proteins, and fats. Common in cooking, agriculture, and biology.

Common collocations

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

Related Words

Compare: 栄養素(えいようそ) (nutrient)
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