unfermented

1 5.6

Not changed by tiny living things that make food sour or turn it into alcohol

adjective
/ˌʌnˈfɜrˌmɛntɪd/

: no fermentado

It seems that in looking closer at this phytoestrogen issue in Asia, eating a lot of unfermented soy products is linked to earlier (occurring at a much younger age) cases of arthritis.
unfermented green tea

It's dead yeast and unfermented sugars, but it has dissolved copper in it.

Examples

She prefers unfermented apple cider for its crisp taste without the tang of fermentation.
Drinking unfermented apple juice is a great way to enjoy the natural flavor of fresh apples.
Unfermented, white, and soft bean curd is sold in square pieces of two or three different sizes.

Academic text (2001)
It's dead yeast and unfermented sugars, but it has dissolved copper in it.

The Royal Institution
Gypsies twist wax or unfermented, uncooked dough into tiny fingers and stamp them with incomprehensible markings, aids made to win love or wreak revenge, for good or ill.

Fiction book (2001)
In our cooking class, we used unfermented dough to make traditional unleavened bread.

Synonyms

fresh

vsunfermented

778 1.0

Recently made or gathered food that is not spoiled

is about not having gone through fermentation rather than recency

sweet

vsunfermented

39 1.0

Fresh milk that has not turned sour

focuses on lack of fermentation as a production process rather than taste

unspoiled

vsunfermented

11 3.9

Not damaged or rotten and still in a fresh, natural state

focuses specifically on absence of fermentation rather than general intactness

unleavened

vsunfermented

1 6.5

Food made without yeast or baking powder so it does not rise

refers to absence of fermentation rather than merely avoiding rising

unsoured

vsunfermented

7.2

Not turned sour or spoiled

describes absence of fermentation as the cause rather than only the result

unraised

vsunfermented

8.0

Bread made without yeast or baking powder that stays flat

means it lacks fermentation that would cause the dough to rise

How Fermented

sour

50 1.0

unfermented

1 5.6

Surface Forms

unfermented positive

Morphology

unfermented = fermented (transparent) = un + ferment + fermented + ferment + ed

The adjective 'unfermented' is formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to the clear adjective 'fermented', yielding a straightforward negation.

Etymology

Unfermented is made of un- ('not') and ferment ('to change by yeast or bacteria'), like when grapes become wine or milk becomes yogurt. So unfermented means 'not changed by fermentation', which is why it describes fresh juice, milk, or tea that has not gone sour or become alcoholic.