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# nutritional

«nutritional» in Mova's school dictionary: **To do with nutrition: the food a body needs to grow, have…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (nutritional); adverb (nutritionally)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To do with nutrition: the food a body needs to grow, have energy and stay healthy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritional/#m1)

2) To do with how much good a food gives the body: its nutritional value. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritional/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In food and health lessons, the «nutritional information» label on packets shows energy (calories or kilojoules), fat, sugar, salt, protein and fibre per 100 g or per serving. Pupils compare labels and read traffic-light colours (UK). Phrases: «nutritional value», «nutritional information», «nutritional needs», «nutritional label».

### examples

- Read the nutritional information on the back of the cereal box. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritional/#x1)
- Fruit and vegetables have high nutritional value. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritional/#x2)
- Babies have different nutritional needs from adults. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritional/#x3)
- The nutritional label says there are 5 grams of sugar per 100 grams. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritional/#x4)
- Crisps are tasty but have little nutritional value. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritional/#x5)
- Athletes plan their meals for nutritional balance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritional/#x6)

### note

Adjective; formal word. Related: nutrition, nutrient, nutritious (= good for you: «a nutritious meal»). Trap: «nutritional» describes things about food value; «nutritious» means healthy. In maths on labels, «per 100 g» lets you compare foods fairly.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «nutritional» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nutritional/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.