Macronutrients, micronutrients and phytochemicals
Superfoods are often defined on the basis of their content of nutritional content.
This includes micronutrients, their macronutrient profile or their content of phytochemicals. In this video, we discuss these topics and related concepts often used as the reason for the superfood label, such as antioxidants, anti-inflammatory and essential nutrients.
Together with the concepts discussed in the rest of this week, this video concludes the introduction to superfoods, and will feature in future activities as an element to both understand their role in a healthy diet and to find “traditional” food that can substitute them.
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