natural food
noun
: food that has undergone minimal processing and contains no preservatives or artificial additives
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Some companies are working on creating natural food colorings from compounds found in plants like beetroot or spirulina, a blue-green algae.
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Allison Aubrey, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
It is primarily grown for its vibrant reddish-orange seeds, which are used as a natural food coloring in various products.2
Traditionally, annatto is used to prevent and treat heartburn, chest pain, fevers, and diarrhea.
—Devineé Lingo, M.s., Health, 21 Dec. 2024
Our carelessness removes the natural food for many species and provides for others.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
It’s often sold in the natural food section of the supermarket and is available at natural food stores.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025
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Allison Aubrey, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
It is primarily grown for its vibrant reddish-orange seeds, which are used as a natural food coloring in various products.2
Traditionally, annatto is used to prevent and treat heartburn, chest pain, fevers, and diarrhea.
—Devineé Lingo, M.s., Health, 21 Dec. 2024
Our carelessness removes the natural food for many species and provides for others.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
It’s often sold in the natural food section of the supermarket and is available at natural food stores.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for natural food
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“Natural food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20food. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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