nutritive ratio

noun

: the ratio of digestible protein to other nutrients in a foodstuff or ration

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nutritive ratio was in 1897

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“Nutritive ratio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nutritive%20ratio. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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