Nutritive Value

**Definition:** An indication of the contribution of a food to the nutrient content of the diet. This value depends on the quantity of a food which is digested and absorbed and the amounts of the essential nutrients (protein, fat, carbohydrate, minerals, vitamins) which it contains. This value can be affected by soil and growing conditions, handling and storage, and processing.

**Tree numbers:** - G07.203.650.660 - J01.576.423.850.730.750 - N06.850.601.750

**Synonyms:** - Availability, Biological Nutritional - Availability, Nutritional Biologic - Biologic Availability, Nutritional - Biologic Nutritional Availability - Biological Availability, Nutritional - Nutrition Value - Nutritional Availability - Nutritional Availability, Biologic - Nutritional Availability, Biological - Nutritional Biological Availability - Nutritional Value