Dictionary

superfood en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsupɚfud/ (General-American)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *fōdô Old English fōda Middle English fode English food English superfood From super- + food.

Meanings

1. Any food purported to confer remarkable health benefits.
   • Don't worry, Coach. In my cooler, I've got a greens superfood drink that will cancel out the chips, beef jerky, and candy. 2016, S. H. Morris, So Not Cheating, →ISBN, page 76:
   • Many other wonderful adaptogens are available. Finding a formula with many of these superfood nutrients will have a very positive impact on your body and its response to stress. 2016, Dr. Ina Nozek, Dr. Glenn Nozek, Trusting Your Inner Physician, →ISBN:
   • Superfoods include many different food choices, which make going on the superfood diets so easy because you have a big variety to choose from for your meals. It does not matter which of the superfoods you eat, you can gain the nutrients […] 2013, Deborah Lopez, Tammy Walker, Superfood Smoothies: Superfoods with Smoothies for Weightloss, Speedy Publishing LLC, →ISBN:
   • 2015, Sonoma Press, Quinoa: The Everyday Superfood: 150 Gluten-Free Recipes to Delight Every Kind of Eater, Arcas Publishing →ISBN There's a lot of interesting stuff to know about this superfood, but you don't have to learn everything about quinoa to know it's delicious, versatile, and easy to make. In fact, you can cook and eat quinoa like just about any grain, even though it […]
2. Any food which provides a very concentrated source of protein, fats, or other nutritional necessities.
   • Superfoods are all about using as wide a range as possible of good quality, fresh ingredients in your cooking. 2016, Norma Miller, Superfood Soups: Simple, healthy recipes for your soup-making machine:
   • The foremost reason a food is considered a superfood is because of nutrient density, which is the percentage of nutrients in a food compared to the number of calories. 2014, Tina Leigh, Superfood Juices & Smoothies, →ISBN:
   • This salad is a superfood party in a bowl! It's so good, so colorful, and so full of nourishing ingredients. 2016, Kelly Pfeiffer, Superfood Weeknight Meals, →ISBN:
   • Here are some useful tips to encourage your kids to eat more fruit and vegetables – one of the main sources of superfood nutrients in their diet. 2015, Susannah Blake, Natural Superfoods, →ISBN:

Forms

Coordinates

superdrink

Deriveds

superfoodie · superfoody

Hyponyms

superfruit · supervegetable · superberry

Translations (19)

pt superalimento (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits) · fr superaliment (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits) · cs superpotravina (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits) · it superalimento (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits) · pl superfood (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits) · de Supernahrungsmittel (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits) · it super-alimento (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits) · ru суперпи́ща (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits) · it supercibo (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits) · ru суперфу́д (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits) · de Super-Lebensmittel (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits) · ca superaliment (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits) · cmn 超級食品 /超级食品 (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits) · fi superruoka (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits) · fr super-aliment (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits) · uk суперфу́д (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits) · es superalimento (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits) · el υπερτροφή (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits) · ru супер-еда́ (food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits)