nutritive

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Fall is a great time to add a percolating layer of compost as a nutritive mulch on new or existing beds, or even on a lawn.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2022

Plant and microbial species, in particular, can reveal new medicinal and nutritive knowledge.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Small-scale, ecofriendly cultivation methods using indigenous knowledge and inputs and cutting-edge science increase the variety, nutritive value and quantity of foods produced on farms while stabilizing rural economies, promoting gender equity and protecting biodiversity.

From Scientific American • Jul. 6, 2021

According to Mary Zalla, global president of consumer brands at the consulting firm Landor, the trend fits with consumers’ increasing expectations that foods and beverages be carriers of additional benefits beyond just nutritive ones.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2019

He knew, as do many Gethenians, the caloric and nutritive value of each food; he knew his own requirements under various conditions, and how to estimate mine pretty closely.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin