You may have been wondering what nutrient density means. Well it’s really nothing complicated. This can be simply defined as the ratio of nutrient content to the total energy content. The nutrient content is measured in grams and the energy content is in kilocalories.

Nutrient dense food contains very few calories but a high amount of vitamins and mineral. Examples of these nutrient dense foods include eggs, meat, vegetables, cheeses and fruits. All those calories you eat may have a very bad effect on you in the future. High blood pressure is one of the many risks you put yourself to when you take too much calories.

Nutrient density can also be defined as the ratio of food energy that is obtained from carbohydrate or fat or even protein to the total sum of the food energy. To obtain this sum you divide the calories in the nutrient by the number calories in the food then you multiply what you get with 100.

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