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A nutritionally dense food is best defined as (5 points)

A. food that is rich in nutrients that will fill you up for longer periods of time
B. food that contains a high amount of sugar, salt, or oil and is unhealthy
C. food that has more calories per ounce than other foods
D. food that weighs more or is composed of thicker ingredients than normal

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Answer:

The ratio of beneficial ingredients to the food's energy content for the amount that is commonly consumed

Step-by-step explanation:

the food contains more beneficial nutrients compared to calories.

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