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FOODSTUFFS, a term applied to the products used for human food, as distinguished from "feeding stuffs" (q.v.), the term applied to products used for the food of animals in domestic cultivation. For foodstuffs generally see the articles CEREALS, GRAIN, MEAT, DAIRY FARMING, OILS, FATS, AND WAXES, etc., and for specific information the articles under the product headings, as BEEF, MUTTON, SUGAR, TEA, etc., as well as the articles FooD and FOOD PRESERVATION ; NUTRITION ; DIET AND DIETETICS.