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natural food

American  
[nach-er-uhl food] / ˈnætʃ ər əl ˈfud /

noun

natural foods plural
  1. a food that has undergone little or no processing and does not contain artificial additives.


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“Our cheese is just wildly successful across America,” McAfee said, noting it was sold in hundreds of stores from natural food shops to chains like Sprouts Farmers Market.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of several new natural food colors since last May.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

Scientists are especially interested in watermelon because it is one of the richest natural food sources of L-citrulline.

From Science Daily May 17, 2026

Posting on Instagram, the zoo explains it has a "responsibility to imitate the natural food chain of the animals" and smaller livestock "make up an important part of the diet of our predators".

From BBC Aug. 4, 2025

The fact that the insecticide was applied in very low concentrations is meaningless, as its explosive progress through the natural food chain in the lake demonstrates.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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