collocation · academic
ultra-processed foods
UK/ˌʌl.trəˈprəʊ.sest fuːdz/US/ˌʌl.trəˈproʊ.ses.t̮ɪd fuːdz/UL·tra·PRO·cessed FOODS
Foods that have undergone multiple industrial processing steps and often contain additives, sugar, salt or fats.
Examples
“Many public-health studies link ultra-processed foods with obesity.”
“A rise in the consumption of ultra-processed foods is worrying for nutritionists.”
“Policies that tax ultra-processed foods aim to discourage unhealthy eating.”
Band 8 sentence
“A significant proportion of the population now gets a large part of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods, which contributes to rising rates of non-communicable diseases.”
Collocations
- consume ultra-processed foods
- high consumption of ultra-processed foods
Word family
Common mistakes
ultra processed food→ultra-processed foods
the ultra-processed food is→ultra-processed foods are
Say it for a higher band
5junk food→6processed food→7+ultra-processed foods
Synonyms
highly processed foods
Easily confused
processed foods
“Many diets contain processed foods such as canned vegetables and frozen meals.”
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