presweetened en · ADJ
Etymology
From pre- + sweetened.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) sweetened in advance
Compare the nutrition information label of a regular ready-to-eat fortified cereal with that of a presweetened brand and you'll note that, although the sweetened one's sugar content is higher, the fortification is virtually identical.
1979 July, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 33, number 7, page 47: