Processed and ultra-processed foods generally have unhealthy nutrition profiles. Our findings suggest the categorization of foods based on processing characteristics is promising for understanding the influence of food processing on children's dietary quality. More studies accounting for the type and degree of food processing are needed.

Original text: (Second paragraph of the discussion) "However, high exposure to synthetic folate from ultraprocessed foods may result in high amounts of unmetabolized folic acid that may lead to increased risk of cancer (18, 19)." Correction: "However, high exposure to synthetic folate from ultraprocessed foods may result in high amounts of unmetabolized folic acid (18) that may lead to increased risk of cancer (19)."