SUPERFOOD


Meaning of SUPERFOOD in English

su·per·food /ˈsuːpəfuːd $ -pər-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

a food that is believed to contain a lot of substances that make you healthy:

These berries are considered a superfood because they are rich in vitamin C.

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THESAURUS

■ types of food

▪ fast food food such as ↑ hamburger s , which is prepared quickly and which you can take away with you to eat:

He ballooned to 300lbs on a diet of fast food.

▪ junk food food that is full of sugar or fat, and is bad for your health:

I used to eat loads of junk food.

▪ GM food British English food made from vegetables and animals that have had their genetic structure changed:

There has been a lot of research into the safety of GM food.

▪ organic food food that is produced without using harmful chemicals:

Shoppers are willing to pay more for organic food.

▪ health food food that is thought to be good for your health:

You can buy the ingredients in any good health food shop.

▪ superfood a type of food that is believed to be good for your health because it contains a lot of a particular type of ↑ vitamin , ↑ mineral etc:

Superfoods such as blueberries are often promoted as having magic health-giving properties.

▪ vegetarian food food that does not contain meat:

The restaurant specializes in vegetarian food.

▪ processed food food that has chemicals in it to make it last a long time:

The colourings and flavourings in processed food are chemicals produced in factories.

▪ canned food ( also tinned food British English ) food that is sold in cans:

We had to live on canned food for a week.

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Tinned food was sent as emergency aid.

▪ frozen food food that is kept at a very low temperature to make it last a long time:

Some people claim that frozen food is just as healthy as fresh food.

▪ convenience food food that is sold in cans, packages etc, so that it can be prepared quickly and easily:

I found that I had more time to cook, instead of just heating up convenience food.

▪ baby food special food for babies:

The soup was horrible – it tasted like baby food.

▪ pet/dog/cat/bird etc food food for animals that you keep as pets:

She spent a fortune on pet food.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.