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Not every important nutrient falls into the categories of vitamins, minerals, or amino acids. Many naturally occurring compounds also play valuable roles in supporting your body’s normal functions, overall wellness, and long term health.
In this category, you’ll find evidence based guides covering a wide range of essential and beneficial nutrients that do not fit into the traditional nutrient groups. Our articles explore other naturally occurring compounds and their functions, food sources, recommended intake when available, potential health benefits, safety considerations, and the latest scientific research.
Whether you’re expanding your nutrition knowledge or looking for reliable information about a specific nutrient, this collection will help you better understand the many substances that contribute to a healthy diet.
The Molecule Hiding in Every Cup of Green Tea There’s a moment, somewhere around the third or fourth sip of a fresh cup of green tea, when the slightly bitter, grassy edge stops feeling harsh and starts feeling almost medicinal. That’s not your imagination. That bitterness is largely EGCG doing its thing, and if you’ve … Read more
The Vegetable Compound Nobody Warned You About I still remember the first time someone told me that broccoli sprouts were “basically a superfood in miniature.” I was skeptical. I’d heard that phrase applied to everything from goji berries to bee pollen, and most of the time it was marketing fluff dressed up as science. But … Read more
The Yellow Pigment Your Eyes Have Been Asking For There’s a particular shade of yellow hiding in the back of your eye, right at the spot where your vision is sharpest. Most people never think about it. I didn’t either, for a long time, until I started digging into why some diets seem to protect … Read more
The Yellow Spot Nobody Talks About Look closely at the back of your own eye and you’d find something most people never think about: a small yellow smudge sitting right at the center of your retina. It’s called the macula, and that yellowish tint isn’t an accident of biology. It’s put there on purpose, by … Read more
The Red Pigment That’s Quietly Doing a Lot of Heavy Lifting Walk through any farmers market in late summer and you’ll see it everywhere. That deep, almost stubborn red in a ripe tomato. The blush running through a slice of watermelon. The warm pink hiding inside a grapefruit. Most people glance at that color and … Read more