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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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Such observational research alone doesn’t prove that natural food colors harm health.

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 FDA is instead encouraging the use of so-called natural food dyes such as gardenia blue and calcium phosphate.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2025

Stream insects, the natural food of trout, had disappeared.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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