Food that is merely washed might be processed, but is not ultra-processed according to the Nova classification [1]. There's an actual criteria that's being applied in these studies that concern ultra-processed food.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_classification

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wnevets 7 months ago | parent [-]

And have you read their definition?

	▲	chrchr 7 months ago \| parent [-]
		Yes. The Nova classifications are on the page I linked.