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Ingredient vs Foodstuff - What's the difference?

ingredient | foodstuff |

As nouns the difference between ingredient and foodstuff

is that ingredient is one of the substances present in a mixture while foodstuff is an instance of material which may be used as food.

ingredient

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One of the substances present in a mixture.
  • * Sir Isaac Newton
    • By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to ingredients .
  • * Arbuthnot
    • Water is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids and solids.

    Holonyms

    * mixture

    Related terms

    * ingress

    External links

    * (wikipedia "ingredient") * * ----

    foodstuff

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instance of material which may be used as food.