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nutrients; nutritional content; nourishment
The nutritive substances contained in food, soil, or other materials. More technical than 栄養 alone — it refers to the constituent nutrient components rather than nutrition as a whole concept.
この野菜は栄養分が多い。
This vegetable is high in nutrients.
土の中の栄養分が植物の成長を支える。
The nutrients in the soil support plant growth.
加工食品は調理の過程で栄養分が失われやすい。
Processed foods tend to lose nutrients during the cooking process.
Compound of 栄養 (nutrition) + 分 (portion, component). Refers to specific nutritive components such as vitamins, minerals, proteins, and fats. Common in cooking, agriculture, and biology.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 栄養分が多い: high in nutrients
- 栄養分を摂る: to take in nutrients
- 栄養分を吸収する: to absorb nutrients
- 栄養分が豊富: rich in nutrients
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 栄養: nutrition — the broader concept; can also mean 'nutrients' in casual usage
- 栄養素: nutrient (technical) — specific named nutrients in scientific contexts
- 養分: nutrients — common in botany and agriculture; near-synonym