Question

Why are non-nutritive components of food important for us??

Answer 1

Explanation:

Fruits and vegetables contain many non-nutritive as well as nutritive compounds including carotenoids, dithiolthiones, flavonoids, glucosinolates, indoles, isothiocyanates, monoterpenes, phenols, sterols, sulfhydryls, and vitamins including folate, C, and E.

Answer 2

Answer:

Fibre or Roughage: Fibre or roughage has no nutrient value. Hence, it is included in the non-nutritive components of diet. It is the undigested part of the food or it can be said that it cannot be digested by the human intestinal tract. It consists of water and improves intestinal function by adding bulk to food.

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