Spanish word

nutricional

Pronunciation

IPA/nutɾiθjoˈnal/

Meaning

  • adjectivenutritional

Example

Lee la etiqueta nutricional antes de comprar.

Read the nutritional label before buying.

Illustration for nutricional (nutritional)

More examples

El perfil nutricional del plato incluye proteínas y fibra.

The dish's nutritional profile includes protein and fiber.

Core concept

Food label showing a nutritional facts table with calories, protein, vitamins.

Common phrases

  • etiqueta nutricional

    nutrition label

  • contenido nutricional

    nutrient content

  • información nutricional

    nutritional information

Similar words

saludable: Conducive to maintaining good physical health and vitality.
nutritivo: Containing concentrated nutrients essential for growth and bodily processes.
sano: Being in good physical or mental health, not sick or compromised.

Definition in Spanish

Indica relación con los nutrientes o con la ciencia de la nutrición, aplicado a alimentos, estudios o datos.

Word origin

Nutricional derives from Spanish nutrición ('nutrition') plus the adjective suffix -al and means 'pertaining to nutrition'.

Usage tips

  • The word functions only as an adjective in Spanish and commonly appears in collocations such as información nutricional or valores nutricionales, and it becomes nutricionales in the plural.

Opposites

  • insalubreunhealthyadjective
  • nocivoharmfuladjective

Related words

  • nutriciónnutritionnoun
  • nutricionistanutritionistnoun

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