Processed foods refer to any food that’s changed from its natural state. This can include food that was simply cut, washed, heated, pasteurized, canned, cooked, frozen, dried, dehydrated, mixed, or packaged. It also can include food that has added preservatives, nutrients, flavors, salts, sugars, or fats.

Processed foods are those that have been changed from their original form. A minimal level of processing may mean the food has simply been chopped and frozen or that inedible parts have been removed. At the next level, processed foods have a few added ingredients. Foods with even more processing are called "ultra-processed" foods.

Processed foods include any food that has been cooked, canned, frozen, preserved, packaged or fortified with beneficial nutrients. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, anything that has been crushed, cut, chopped, diced, sliced, pitted, blended, pureed, juiced or dried is considered a processed food.

According to the Department of Agriculture, processed foods are any raw agricultural commodities altered from their original state. This includes washing, cleaning, milling, cutting, chopping, heating, pasteurizing, blanching, cooking, canning, freezing, drying, dehydrating, mixing or packaging.

Processed foods are foods that have been changed from their natural state. Processed foods may be: Washed, cleaned Cut, chopped Heated, pasteurized Blanched, cooked Canned, frozen Dried, dehydrated