"superfood" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: superfoods [plural]
Etymology: From super- + food. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|food}} super- + food Head templates: {{en-noun}} superfood (plural superfoods)
  1. Any food purported to confer remarkable health benefits. Translations (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits): superaliment [masculine] (Catalan), 超級食品 (Chinese Mandarin), 超级食品 (chāojí shípǐn) (Chinese Mandarin), superpotravina [feminine] (Czech), superruoka (Finnish), super-aliment [masculine] (French), superaliment [masculine] (French), Super-Lebensmittel [neuter] (German), Supernahrungsmittel [neuter] (German), υπερτροφή (ypertrofí) [feminine] (Greek), super-alimento [masculine] (Italian), superalimento [masculine] (Italian), supercibo [masculine] (Italian), superalimento [masculine] (Portuguese), superalimento [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-superfood-en-noun-15OSJbae Categories (other): English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits': 88 12
  2. Any food which provides a very concentrated source of protein, fats, or other nutritional necessities. Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-superfood-en-noun-Z-I5tfCQ Disambiguation of Foods: 36 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: superfoodie, superfoody

Inflected forms

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