foodstuff food‧stuff [ˈfuːdstʌf] noun [countable, uncountable]
a substance regularly used as food, especially one that is produced and sold as a product:
• a sharp rise in the price of foodstuffs
• Most of the imports consist of essential foodstuffs (= extremely important food, such as grain, bread or rice ) .
• shortages of basic foodstuffs and consumer goods
• one of Japan's staple foodstuffs, the soya bean
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foodstuff UK US /ˈfuːdstʌf/ noun [C or U]
► a substance that is used as food or to make food: »
Straw is a valuable by-product for farmers as an animal bedding and foodstuff.
basic/essential foodstuffs »There has been a severe increase in prices even for basic foodstuffs like flour, cooking oil, and chicken.
Financial and business terms. 2012.