foodstuff
noun
food·stuff
ˈfüd-ˌstəf 
: a substance with food value
specifically
: the raw material of food before or after processing
Examples of foodstuff in a Sentence
stocked up on candles and foodstuffs before the hurricane
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And so will the shortages in foodstuffs and housing caused by wholesale expulsions of workers.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2025
Many local chefs and restaurants source ingredients from the farm, which has grown foodstuffs requested by area chefs for special preparations.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Mainstream economic thinking is that consumers would pay higher prices for goods, from foodstuffs to lumber and oil, and feel knock-on effects on items like homes and gas—not to mention the supply chain chaos.
—Talib Visram, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Most places in the body where tumors originate are replete with nutrients: fats, amino acids, oxygen, metals—all the foodstuffs a rapidly growing cell needs.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2025
Many local chefs and restaurants source ingredients from the farm, which has grown foodstuffs requested by area chefs for special preparations.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Mainstream economic thinking is that consumers would pay higher prices for goods, from foodstuffs to lumber and oil, and feel knock-on effects on items like homes and gas—not to mention the supply chain chaos.
—Talib Visram, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Most places in the body where tumors originate are replete with nutrients: fats, amino acids, oxygen, metals—all the foodstuffs a rapidly growing cell needs.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foodstuff
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“Foodstuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foodstuff. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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foodstuff
noun
food·stuff
ˈfüd-ˌstəf
: a substance with food value
especially
: a specific nutrient (as protein or fat)
Medical Definition
foodstuff
noun
food·stuff
ˈfüd-ˌstəf
: a substance with food value
especially
: a specific nutrient (as a fat or protein)
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