# Nutrients

The `nutrients`object represents the predefined nutrients for foods.

## Available fields

| Field name | Type                                                                                         | Description                                                                                                                                                           |
| ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `amount`   | Float                                                                                        | Amount of the nutrient  per food                                                                                                                                      |
| `name`     | String                                                                                       | Name of the protein. Possible values: `Carbohydrate, Calcium`, `Sugar`, etc.                                                                                          |
| `type`     | [NutrientEnum](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/objects/food-logs/nutrients/nutrient-enum) | <p></p><p>Object that indicates the type of food nutrients. Use any of the values listed in the <strong>Field Name</strong> of the <em>Nutrient enum</em> table. </p> |
| `unit`     | String                                                                                       | Unit of measurement of the protein                                                                                                                                    |

Use this object only in the following mutations.

* [createMyBrandedFoods](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/query/mutations/food-log/log-entries/create-my-branded-food)
* [createMyCommonFoods](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/query/mutations/food-log/log-entries/create-my-common-foods)
* [myBrandedFoods](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/query/search/food-search-for-food-log/my-branded-food-search)
* [myCommonFoods](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/query/search/food-search-for-food-log/my-common-foods-search)