| − | '''Fresh''' (for [[food]]) is newly made or obtained. It can also mean not salty. | + | '''Fresh''' (for [[food]]) is newly made or obtained, ie not frozen, processed or pre-cooked. Fresh food is often thought to be the healthiest kind of food, because it conserves its [[vitamins]] and does not have added [[salt]] or [[sugar]]. |
| | + | When applied to water, it can also mean not [[salt]]y, ie water in [[lakes]] and [[rivers]] rather than the [[sea]] or [[ocean]]. The largest body of fresh water in the world is [[Lake Superior]], one of the [[Great Lakes]] on the border between the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]<ref>http://www.lakesuperior.com/</ref>. |