"whole food" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whole foods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} whole food (plural whole foods)
  1. Food that is unprocessed and unrefined, or processed or refined as little as possible. Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms: wholefood Related terms: WFPB Translations (unprocessed food): 純天然食品 (Chinese Mandarin), 纯天然食品 (chúntiānrán shípǐn) (Chinese Mandarin), 無加工食品 (Chinese Mandarin), 无加工食品 (wújiāgōng shípǐn) (Chinese Mandarin), 原型食物 (yuánxíng shíwù) (Chinese Mandarin), 全食 (quánshí) (Chinese Mandarin), luontaistuote (Finnish), whole food (Finnish)

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