noun
definition
A material that may be used as food.
Examples of foodstuff in a Sentence
The manufacture of macaroni and similar foodstuff is a characteristic Italian industry.
The price of corn - a staple foodstuff - rose by 250% during the same time.
Other typical satellite industries include coal merchants, cattle marts and merchants selling agricultural foodstuff.
The embryo is generally surrounded by a larger or smaller amount of foodstuff (endosperm) which serves to nourish it in its development to form a seedling when the seed germinates; frequently, however, as in pea or bean and their allies, the whole of the nourishment for future use is stored up in the cotyledons themselves, which then become thick and fleshy.
This two-edged sword is present not just in foodstuff, but clothing, cosmetics, medicines, toys and many other products that you purchase and bring into your home.
Towers are stacks of boxes or tins arranged in descending order that are filled with the foodstuff of your choice.
A foodstuff, like peaches, is held to a higher standard than the ingredients in a personal care product, like shampoo.