Nutrient

  • Assessment
  • Implementation
  • Planning
  • All micronutrient interventions
  • Biochemical
  • Diet

Definition

Any substance normally consumed as a constituent of food: (a) which provides energy; or (b) which is needed for growth, development and maintenance of life; or (c) a deficit of which will cause characteristic bio-chemical or physiological changes to occur.

References

FAO and WHO (2021): Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling (CXG 2-1985)