foodstuff vs spoilable

spoilable vs foodstuff

foodstuff and spoilable both are nouns.

foodstuff is not an adjective while spoilable is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foodstuff	Yes	No	No	No
spoilable	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, spoilable is a hyponym of foodstuff; that is, spoilable is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than foodstuff:

foodstuff: a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
spoilable: food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated

Other hyponyms of foodstuff include starches, breadstuff, coloring, colouring, food color, food coloring, food colour, food colouring, concentrate, meal, fiber, fibre, roughage, flour, frozen food, frozen foods, canned food, canned foods, canned goods, tinned goods, dehydrated food, dehydrated foods, carob, carob powder, Saint-John's-bread, tapioca, cocoa, cereal, food grain, grain, fixings, ingredient, egg, eggs, dairy product, milk, curd, concoction, intermixture, mixture, juice, perishable, macerate.

foodstuff (noun)	spoilable (noun)
(usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer	food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated
a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food

foodstuff (adjective)	spoilable (adjective)
	liable to decay or spoil or become putrid

Difference between foodstuff and spoilable

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