Nutritive Value

"Nutritive Value" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An indication of the contribution of a food to the nutrient content of the diet. This value depends on the quantity of a food which is digested and absorbed and the amounts of the essential nutrients (protein, fat, carbohydrate, minerals, vitamins) which it contains. This value can be affected by soil and growing conditions, handling and storage, and processing.

Descriptor ID	D009753
MeSH Number(s)	G07.203.650.660 J01.576.423.850.730.750 N06.850.601.750
Concept/Terms	Nutritive Value Nutritive Value Nutritive Values Value, Nutritive Values, Nutritive Availability, Nutritional Biologic Nutritional Biologic Availability Biologic Availability, Nutritional Biologic Nutritional Availability Availability, Biologic Nutritional Nutritional Value Nutritional Values Value, Nutritional Values, Nutritional Nutrition Value Nutrition Values Value, Nutrition Values, Nutrition Nutritional Availability Availability, Nutritional Nutritional Availability, Biologic Nutritional Availability, Biological Nutritional Biological Availability Availability, Biological Nutritional Biological Nutritional Availability Biological Availability, Nutritional Availability, Nutritional Biological Nutritional Quality Nutritional Quality Quality, Nutritional Nutritive Quality Quality, Nutritive Nutritional Food Quality Food Quality, Nutritional Quality, Nutritional Food

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Nutritive Value".

Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Diet, Food, and Nutrition [G07.203]
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena [G07.203.650]
Nutritive Value [G07.203.650.660]
Technology, Industry, Agriculture [J]
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01]
Industry [J01.576]
Food Industry [J01.576.423]
Food Technology [J01.576.423.850]
Food Quality [J01.576.423.850.730]
Nutritive Value [J01.576.423.850.730.750]
Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Food Quality [N06.850.601]
Nutritive Value [N06.850.601.750]

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Bar chart showing 28 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2008 and 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2001	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	0	1	1
2006	0	1	1
2007	0	1	1
2008	0	3	3
2009	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	1	1	2
2014	1	1	2
2016	1	1	2
2017	0	1	1
2018	1	1	2
2020	0	2	2
2021	0	2	2
2023	1	1	2
2024	1	2	3

Below are the most recent publications written about "Nutritive Value" by people in Profiles.

Singh S, Habib M, McClements DJ, Bashir K, Jan S, Jan K. Exploring the potential of sorghum with reference to its bioactivities, physicochemical properties and potential health benefits. Food Funct. 2024 Dec 09; 15(24):11847-11864.

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Yang C, Liu L, Cui C, Cai H, Dai Q, Chen G, McClements DJ, Hou R. Towards healthier low-sugar and low-fat beverages: Design, production, and characterization. Food Res Int. 2025 Jan; 200:115457.

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McClements DJ, Grossmann L. Next-Generation Plant-Based Foods: Challenges and Opportunities. Annu Rev Food Sci Technol. 2024 Jun; 15(1):79-101.

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Jin C, Zongo AW, Du H, Lu Y, Yu N, Nie X, Ma A, Ye Q, Xiao H, Meng X. Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides Ellis) fruit: a critical review of its functional nutrients, processing methods, health-promoting effects, comprehensive application and future tendencies. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2025; 65(1):165-192.

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Hadidi M, Garcia SR, Ziogkas D, McClements DJ, Moreno A. Cereal bran proteins: recent advances in extraction, properties, and applications. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2024; 64(29):10583-10607.

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Das AK, Nanda PK, Dandapat P, Bandyopadhyay S, Gull?n P, Sivaraman GK, McClements DJ, Gull?n B, Lorenzo JM. Edible Mushrooms as Functional Ingredients for Development of Healthier and More Sustainable Muscle Foods: A Flexitarian Approach. Molecules. 2021 Apr 23; 26(9).

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Nowakowski AC, Miller AC, Miller ME, Xiao H, Wu X. Potential health benefits of edible insects. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2022; 62(13):3499-3508.

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Maldonado-Contreras A, Noel SE, Ward DV, Velez M, Mangano KM. Associations between Diet, the Gut Microbiome, and Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production among Older Caribbean Latino Adults. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2020 12; 120(12):2047-2060.e6.

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Vadiveloo M, Lichtenstein AH, Anderson C, Aspry K, Foraker R, Griggs S, Hayman LL, Johnston E, Stone NJ, Thorndike AN. Rapid Diet Assessment Screening Tools for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Across Healthcare Settings: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2020 09; 13(9):e000094.

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Shams-White MM, Chui K, Deuster PA, McKeown NM, Must A. Investigating Items to Improve the Validity of the Five-Item Healthy Eating Score Compared with the 2015 Healthy Eating Index in a Military Population. Nutrients. 2019 Jan 23; 11(2).

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