non-nutritive dietary component
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Any critical component of a well-balanced diet that has an “ancillary” function—e.g., water, fibre (soluble and insoluble), and myriad molecules present in plant and animal foods with as-yet-unknown functions.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.