To start to understand the complexities of nutrients when they are consumed either individually or in combination with other foods, researchers have coined the term the “food matrix” to describe the nutrient and non-nutrient components of foods and their molecular relationships with each other.
The nutritional aspects of food are the vitamins, minerals and other health-influencing components, such as antioxidants, while the non-nutrient component is the actual physical structure of the food. The mix of nutrients plus structure are BOTH highly important to your digestion, absorption, metabolism, insulin levels, blood sugar levels and fat storage.
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