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Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Nutrient. A nutrient is a chemical that an organism needs to live and grow or a substance used in an organism's metabolism which must be taken in from its environment. They are used to build and repair tissues, regulate body processes and are converted to and used as energy.
A vitamin (US /ËvaÉªtÉmÉªn/ and UK /ËvÉªtÉmÉªn/) is an organic compound and a vital nutrient that an organism requires in limited amounts.s a result, most of the fat-soluble vitamins (such as the vitamins A, D, E, and K) that contain amounts above the daily allowance are drug products. The daily dosage of a vitamin supplement for example cannot exceed 300% of the recommended daily allowance, and for vitamin A, this limit is even lower (200%).