Nutrients in foods

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Topic in Gardening courses

This page is about nutrients that plants provide. This topic is to be distinguished from the nutrients that plants themselves need for their growth, or plant nutrients.

Nutrients in foods do not only come from plants as humans also consume animal products. For the Gardening courses, however, the focus is on nutrients in food that comes from plants.


Macronutrients

Protein

Fat

Carbohydrates

Micronutrients

Vitamins

Macrominerals

Trace minerals

Organic Acids