nutrient vs food product

food product vs nutrient

nutrient and food product both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of nutrient include vitellus, yolk, comfort food, comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victual, victuals, fare, foodstuff, aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, 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.

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

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

Difference between nutrient and food product

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