noun
ultra-processed food; UPF
A technical term in nutrition and food science for industrially manufactured foods with many additives and little whole food content.
超加工食品の摂取を減らすことが健康に良いとされている。
Reducing intake of ultra-processed foods is said to be good for health.
加工食品 (processed food) is a broader category; 超加工食品 specifically refers to highly processed items with many industrial ingredients.
Compound of 超 (chō, 'ultra-') + 加工 (kakō, 'processing') + 食品 (shokuhin, 'food'), a direct translation of the English term 'ultra-processed food'.