nutritious vs nutrient

nutritious is not a noun while nutrient is a noun.

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

As adjectives, nutritious and nutrient are synonyms defined as:

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

nutritious (noun)	nutrient (noun)
	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

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