food product vs nutrient

nutrient vs food product

food product and nutrient both are nouns.

food product is not an adjective while nutrient is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
food product	Yes	No	No	No
nutrient	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, nutrient is a hypernym of food product; that is, nutrient is a word with a broader meaning than food product:

food product: a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
nutrient: any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

Other hypernyms of food product include food.

food product (noun)	nutrient (noun)
a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food	any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
	any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis

food product (adjective)	nutrient (adjective)
	of or providing nourishment

Difference between food product and nutrient

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