"UPF" meaning in English

See UPF in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: UPFs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} UPF (countable and uncountable, plural UPFs)
  1. Initialism of ultraprocessed food. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: ultraprocessed food
    Sense id: en-UPF-en-noun-uvYQDyDw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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