nutrient-dense
adjective
(of food) relatively rich in nutrients for the number of calories contained.
nutrient density
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a word derived from
nutrient-dense.
Example Sentences
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“There’s an interest in nutrient density and people want more bang for their buck out of the foods that they eat,” Kanzen Meal chief executive Bob Little said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
Other fruit snack options with low nutrient density include canned fruit packed in something other than juice, and dried flavored fruit, both of which contain higher amounts of added sugar.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024
So what will happen is, you get a bunch of algae blooms in the spring and summer because of all this high nutrient density.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2023
There are no good and bad foods but some foods are higher in nutrient density and fiber.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
And by limiting the time between harvest and consumption, he said, food waste is minimized and nutrient density is much higher than traditionally grown crops.
From Washington Post
