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Nutrient density (food)

Last Updated: June 01, 2009

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Nutrient dense foods are those that provide substantial amounts of vitamins and minerals and relatively fewer calories. The opposite of nutrient dense is calorie dense which are foods that mainly supply calories and relatively few nutrients.

Reprinted from the International Food Information Council Foundation, (2009)

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