ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
: a substance with food value: as
a. : the raw material of food before or after processing
a bountiful crop of cereal foodstuffs
a basket of foodstuffs including flour
green foodstuffs from the garden
b. : an element of nutrition (as protein, carbohydrate, vitamin)
the sponge obtains its necessary foodstuffs from the plankton