Natural
Natural adjective - Being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining.
Usage example: natural salts are not edible until they are washed and processed
Processed
Processed adjective - Prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process.
Usage example: processed ores
Both words in one sentence
- Also, the "natural market" of a supermarket is often the only place people with lactose intolerance, gluten intolerance, or severe food allergies can find processed food they can eat without getting sick, especially in smaller communities that don't have a Whole Foods.
Source: All-Natural Snake Oil -
In the years following the Change, many people will go on and on about all the fantastic processed foods that are no onger available when everyone is reduced to eating natural, home-grown food.
Source: Literature / Emberverse -
A Girl Scout insists she only eats all-natural, preservative-free foods while debating purchasing some of Wednesday's lemonade... and then offers to sell them highly-processed Girl Scout cookies.
Source: Granola Girl
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