ultra-processed

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Etymology

From ultra- +‎ processed.

Adjective

ultra-processed (comparative more ultra-processed, superlative most ultra-processed)

  1. Very heavily processed.
    Antonym: unprocessed
    Hypernym: processed
    Coordinate term: reprocessed
    ultra-processed food
    • 2013 February 12, Rob Moodie with David Stuckler, Carlos Monteiro, Nick Sheron, Bruce Neal, Thaksaphon Thamarangsi, Paul Lincoln, and Sally Casswell, “Profits and pandemics: prevention of harmful effects of tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed food and drink industries”, in The Lancet (Non-Communicable Diseases; 381)‎, number 9867, →DOI:
      Ultra-processed products are made from processed substances extracted or refined from whole foods – e.g. oils, hydrogenated oils and fats, flours and starches, variants of sugar, and cheap parts or remnants of animal foods – with little or no whole foods. Products include burgers, […] pasta dishes, nuggets […] crisps, biscuits, confectionery […] sugared drinks, […] snack products. Most are made […] by large or transnational corporations and are very durable, palatable, and ready to consume, which is an enormous commercial advantage […] are typically energy dense; have a high glycaemic load; are low in dietary fibre, micronutrients, and phytochemicals; and are high in unhealthy types of dietary fat, free sugars, and sodium.
    • 2018 February 14, Sarah Boseley, “Ultra-processed foods may be linked to cancer, says study”, in The Guardian‎:
      “Ultra-processed” foods, made in factories with ingredients unknown to the domestic kitchen, may be linked to cancer, according to a large and groundbreaking study.

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