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Nutrient
subject			fact

Nutrient	documentation A BiologicallyActiveSubstance produced or required by an Organism, of primary interest because of its role in the biologic functioning of the Organism
	has axiom (=> (instance ?FOOD Food) (exists (?NUTRIENT) (and (instance ?NUTRIENT Nutrient) (part ?NUTRIENT ?FOOD))))
	is a kind of BiologicallyActiveSubstance
BiologicallyActiveSubstance	is partitioned into ToxicSubstance, PharmacologicSubstance, Nutrient
Substance	is first domain of material
	is first domain of piece
	is second domain of piece
Object	is disjoint from Process
	is third domain of between
	is third domain of capability
	is third domain of connects

Kinds of Nutrient :

• Protein (1 kind, 4 facts) - A Nutrient made up of amino acids joined by peptide bonds
• Vitamin (2 facts) - A BiologicallyActiveSubstance present in natural products or made synthetically, which is essential in the diet of Humans and other higher Animals. Included here are Vitamin precursors and provitamins