1.
dietary supplement; nutritional supplement
A food product taken to supplement the diet with vitamins, minerals, or other nutrients. Built from 栄養 (nutrition) + 補助 (supplementary aid) + 食品 (food product).
毎日栄養補助食品を飲んでいる。
I take dietary supplements every day.
栄養補助食品は薬ではない。
Dietary supplements are not medicine.
食事だけで足りない栄養は、栄養補助食品で補うとよい。
It's good to make up for nutrients you can't get from meals alone with dietary supplements.
The formal Japanese term for a dietary supplement, common on product labels and in health writing. In casual speech, the loanword サプリ (or サプリメント) is far more frequent.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 栄養補助食品を摂る: to take a dietary supplement
- 栄養を補う: to supplement nutrition
SIMILAR WORDS:
- サプリメント / サプリ: supplement — the everyday loanword for the same thing
- 健康食品: health food — a broader category of foods marketed for health benefits