nutritious vs nourishing

nutritious and nourishing both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nutritious	No	Yes	No	No
nourishing	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, nutritious and nourishing are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of nutritious include alimental, alimentary, nutrient, nutritive.

nutritious (adjective)	nourishing (adjective)
of or providing nourishment	of or providing nourishment