underenriched

Lacking added nutrients

Underenriched describes something that has received less enrichment than expected or required.

The term appears most often in technical contexts: underenriched uranium has a lower concentration of fissile material than weapons-grade, while underenriched flour lacks the vitamins and minerals typically added during processing.

The bread was made with underenriched flour.

nutritional

malnourished

Lacking proper nutrition

fortifiedMade more resistant
unfortifiedLacking military defenses
deficientHaving too little

depleted · lacking · insufficient · nutrient-poor · suboptimal · anemic · weak · underfed · undernourished · refined

sparse

thin

Small in diameter

scantBarely adequate amount
meagerDeficient in quantity
bareLacking any covering

skimpy · limited · scarce · patchy · scattered · dilute · watered-down · superficial · shallow · underdeveloped

impoverished

deprived

Lacking necessities

disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
underservedInsufficiently provided for
underresourcedLacking necessary means

underfunded · neglected · marginalized · struggling · wanting · needy · lacking · starved · underprivileged · undersupplied

Opposites

fortification/supplementation level

underenrichedenriched

Made more valuable

fortified · supplemented · overenriched · enhanced · boosted

resource abundance (figurative)

underenrichedenriched

Made more valuable

wealthy · affluent · prosperous · rich · well-endowed

Family

enrich, enriched, enrichment, enriching, enriches, unenriched, overenriched

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