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nutriente

Definitions of nutriente
  1. noun
    any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
    synonyms: alimento
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    yema
    nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)
    comestible, comestibles, vianda, vitualla, vituallas, víveres
    any substance that can be used as food
    comida
    the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
    comida, producto alimenticio
    a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
    comida, sustento
    a source of materials to nourish the body
    alimentación, comida, provisiones
    food for domestic livestock
    maná
    (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus
    bebida
    any liquid suitable for drinking
    medio
    (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
    leche
    produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young
    plato
    part of a meal served at one time
    exquisitez, golosina
    something considered choice to eat
    plato
    a particular item of prepared food
    cosher
    food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law
    mesa, tabla
    food or meals in general
    colorante
    a digestible substance used to give color to food
    concentrado
    a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
    harina
    coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse
    fibra
    coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
    harina
    fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
    despensa
    a supply of food especially for a household
    congelado
    food preserved by freezing
    conserva
    food preserved by canning
    comida deshidratada
    food preserved by dehydration
    comida
    the food served and eaten at one time
    algarroba
    powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute
    mandioca, tapioca
    granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
    carne picada
    food chopped into small bits
    puré
    food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender
    cacao
    powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed
    forraje, pienso, zacate
    coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop
    ensilado, ensilaje
    fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo
    cereal
    foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
    mazacote
    heavy and filling (and usually starchy) food
    germen de trigo
    embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins
    bazofia
    wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
    alpiste, cañamón
    food given to birds; usually mixed seeds
    pienso
    food prepared for animal pets
    bellota
    nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine
    ingrediente
    food that is a component of a mixture in cooking
    huevo
    oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
    lácteo, producto lácteo
    milk and butter and cheese
    leche
    a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
    leche
    any of several nutritive milklike liquids
    cuajada
    a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd
    amasijo, mezcla
    any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
    bebedizo, brebaje, hierba, poción, pócima, yerba
    a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
    alcohol
    a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
    hidromiel
    honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented
    burbujeo, efervesencia, gaseosa
    an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
    sidra, sidrina
    a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
    cacao, chocolate
    a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
    jugo, zumo
    the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
    zumo, zumo de fruta
    drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit
    refresco
    nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)
    café
    a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
    agua potable
    water suitable for drinking
    producto perecedero
    food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated
    harina de pescado
    ground dried fish used as fertilizer and as feed for domestic livestock
    vitamina
    any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
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