People frequently misinterpret the term "Processed Food" to be something they ought to stay away from. Unfortunately, this misrepresentation has spread too widely and been accepted by too many people. The term "processed" refers to a food item that has undergone preparation, canning, freezing, packaging, or combination with other ingredients. Physical modifications to processed foods, such as cutting, mixing, baking, or frying, as well as chemical modifications, such as fermentation, leavening, and preservation, are all possible.
According to this definition, many of the foods that contribute to a balanced diet, such as yoghurt, sauces, low-fat cheese, and sliced fruit, are considered to be "Processed." You could say that the food you make from scratch is processed. Consider a loaf of homemade sourdough bread. You need a sourdough starter to get started, which is created by fermenting flour and water. The next step is to add more flour and salt, after which you must prove (leaven the dough by fermentation), knead, and fold the dough numerous times. The water, flour, and salt that you began with have undergone both chemical and physical changes before the bread is ever placed in the oven. By the time you bake the dough in the oven, you have once more altered it by adding heat.
