clean label

noun

A label on food that indicates a product is made with minimal, recognizable, and natural ingredients, avoiding artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives.

Meanings

nounclean label (plural clean labels)

plural clean labels

  1. A label on food that indicates a product is made with minimal, recognizable, and natural ingredients, avoiding artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives.
adjectiveclean label (comparative more clean label, superlative most clean label)

comparative more clean label · superlative most clean label

  1. alternativeAlternative form of clean-label.
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APA

clean label. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clean%20label

MLA

“clean label.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clean%20label. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clean label,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clean%20label.

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