food vs nutrition

nutrition vs food

food and nutrition both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
food	Yes	No	No	No
nutrition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nutrition is a hyponym of food; that is, nutrition is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than food:

food: any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
nutrition: a source of materials to nourish the body

Other hyponyms of food include vitellus, yolk, comfort food, comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victual, victuals, fare, food product, foodstuff, aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, commissariat, provender, provisions, viands, victuals, feed, provender, manna, manna from heaven, miraculous food, beverage, drink, drinkable, potable, water, soul food, micronutrient, chyme, culture medium, medium.

food (noun)	nutrition (noun)
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue	the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)
anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking	a source of materials to nourish the body
any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment	(physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance

Difference between food and nutrition

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