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it is called processed food because they process it and it is food by the way i am only 8 years old.

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What's generally known as "processed food" is food that has been chemically processed and made from refined ingredients and artificial substances

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It depends. If there's anything edible in it, then it's at least partially food. If it's not, well, I think you know the answer to that one, my friend.

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