UPF

English

Noun

UPF (countable and uncountable, plural UPFs)

1. Initialism of ultraprocessed food.
   • 2023 September 6, Rachel Dixon, “Ultra-processed foods: the 19 things everyone needs to know”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     They make up 57% of the UK diet – and the risks are becoming ever more evident. Here is how to recognise UPFs and find healthier alternatives[.]

   • 2024 March 6, Giles Yeo, “Why the double standards on ultra-processed foods? Because some have better PR than others”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN:

     But UPFs are a different beast – they are the products of industrial processing methods that we cannot replicate in a domestic situation.

Anagrams

• FPU, FUP, PUF, f'up, fup, pfu