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food

Also known as foodstuff, edibles, feed, chow, foodstuffs, sustenance, food item, victuals

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Food is a material classified as a disposable product. It is used by organisms for eating and is said to be the same as food and fodder. The subject has uses including eating and food fights, and its opposite is a non-food item. Food is different from animal feed and human food. It is made from food ingredients and contains parts such as food ingredients and water.

The topic has characteristics including food energy, shelf life, nutritional value, and odor. It has effects such as food allergy and satiety. Food is studied by culinary art and food science. It is described by sources including the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, and Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. The subject is referenced by 3,083 other encyclopedia articles and has a PubMed count of 1851883.

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Research

1,851,883 papers

Food additives: From functions to analytical methods.ReviewCritical reviews in food science and nutrition · 2022Wu L, Zhang C, Long Y et al.DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1929823
The food matrix: implications in processing, nutrition and health.ReviewCritical reviews in food science and nutrition · 2019Aguilera JMDOI: 10.1080/10408398.2018.1502743
Food Matrix and Macronutrient Digestion.ReviewAnnual review of food science and technology · 2021Capuano E, Janssen AEMDOI: 10.1146/annurev-food-032519-051646
From Food to Gods to Food to Waste.ReviewCritical reviews in food science and nutrition · 2024Knorr D, Augustin MADOI: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2153795
Advanced food packaging systems for space exploration missions.ReviewLife sciences in space research · 2023Kumar L, Gaikwad KKDOI: 10.1016/j.lssr.2023.01.005
Digital Food Retail: Public Health Opportunities.ReviewNutrients · 2021Fernandez MA, Raine KDDOI: 10.3390/nu13113789
Food waste (mis)takes: The role of (mis)perception and (mis)estimation.ReviewCurrent opinion in psychology · 2022Block L, Vallen B, Paul Austin MDOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101327
Enhanced food authenticity control using machine learning-assisted elemental analysis.ReviewFood research international (Ottawa, Ont.) · 2024Yang Y, Zhang L, Qu X et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.115330

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections

Contents

Definition and classification
Food sources
Photosynthesis
Microorganisms
Plants
Animals
Taste
Digestion
Food safety
See also
References
Further reading
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Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support. Food usually consists of plant, animal, or fungal origin and contains essential nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells to provide energy, maintain life, or support growth. Different species of animals have different feeding behaviours that satisfy the needs of their metabolisms and have evolved to fill specific ecological niches within specific geographical contexts.

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