So if regular produce is processed food, where does that leave ultra-processed food? Should it be called ultra-mega-processed food for the sake of accuracy? Perhaps processed³ food?
It’s all just processed one way or another. The distinction only exists because people can’t be bothered figuring out what a list of ingredients means. If I were to write down what makes a tomato, without specifically saying I’m talking about a simple, normal tomato, there’d be several people decrying the use of “all these chemicals”.
So if regular produce is processed food, where does that leave ultra-processed food? Should it be called ultra-mega-processed food for the sake of accuracy? Perhaps processed³ food?
It’s all just processed one way or another. The distinction only exists because people can’t be bothered figuring out what a list of ingredients means. If I were to write down what makes a tomato, without specifically saying I’m talking about a simple, normal tomato, there’d be several people decrying the use of “all these chemicals”.