Food, Processed

**Definition:** Any raw agricultural commodity that has been subject to washing, cleaning, milling, cutting, chopping, heating, pasteurizing, blanching, cooking, canning, freezing, drying, dehydrating, mixing, packaging or other procedures that alter the food from its natural state. (from A Guide to Federal Terms and Acronyms. Lanham, MD: Government Institutes.1991)

**Tree numbers:** - G07.203.300.523 - J02.500.523

**Synonyms:** - Processed Foods - Ultra-Processed Foods