 This paper discusses a new food classification system based on the degree of industrial processing used for its production. It divides food into three categories, unprocessed or minimally processed foods, Group 1, processed culinary and food industry ingredients, Group 2, and ultra processed food products, Group 3. The survey data collected from the Brazilian Household Budget Survey in 2002-2003 was used to illustrate the application of this classification system. The average daily food availability was 1,792 kilocalories per person, with 42.5% coming from Group 1, mainly rice and beans and meat and milk, 37.5% from Group 2, mainly vegetable oils, sugar, and flour, and 20% from Group 3, mainly breads, biscuits, sweets, soft drinks, and sausages. The share of Group 3 foods increased with income and represented almost one-third of all calories in higher-income households. The study also examines the potential impact of replacing Group 1 foods and Group 2 ingredients with Group 3 products on. This article was authored by Carlos Augusto Montero, Renata Britaxilevi, Rafael Morera-Claro, and others. We are article.tv, links in the description below.