An essential nutrient is a substance that an organism must absorb in preassembled form because it cannot be synthesized from any other material.
Ein essentielles Nährstoff ist eine Substanz, die ein Organismus in vorgefertigter Form aufnehmen muss, da er sie nicht aus anderen Materialien synthetisieren kann.
| Front | essential nutrient |
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| Back | A substance that an organism must absorb in preassembled form because it cannot be synthesized from any other material. In humans, there are essential vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and fatty acids. |
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