ultra-processed food

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any processed food characterized by relatively involved methods of industrial production, often with artificial additives such as colorings and preservatives. (Often vaguely defined but usually agreed to be food that is made in a factory and that home cooks would not know how to make and would not even be equipped to make.)

Word forms

ultra-processed food ultra-processed foods

Etymology

From ultra-processed + food

Synonyms

UPF

Related words

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