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produit alimentaire

Definitions of produit alimentaire
  1. noun
    a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
    synonyms: aliment
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    types:
    farine
    flour or meal or grain used in baking bread
    colorant, colorant alimentaire
    a digestible substance used to give color to food
    concentré
    a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
    farine
    coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse
    farine
    fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
    produits congelés
    food preserved by freezing
    conserves, conserves en boîte
    food preserved by canning
    nourriture déshydratée
    food preserved by dehydration
    farine de caroube
    powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute
    tapioca
    granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
    cacao
    powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed
    céréale
    foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
    ingrédient
    food that is a component of a mixture in cooking
    oeuf
    oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
    produit laitier
    milk and butter and cheese
    lait
    any of several nutritive milklike liquids
    caillé
    a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd
    mixture, mélange
    any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
    jus
    the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
    périssables
    food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated
    farine
    fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings
    flocons d'avoine
    meal made from rolled or ground oats
    farine de froment
    flour prepared from wheat
    assaisonnement, farce
    a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
    pain
    food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
    maÏs
    ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
    blé à moudre
    grain intended to be or that has been ground
    gruau
    the hulled and crushed grain of various cereals
    orge
    a grain of barley
    blé, froment
    grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour
    avoine
    seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats')
    riz
    grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
    aromatisant, assaisonnement
    something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
    sauce tomate
    thick concentrated tomato puree
    roux
    a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces
    blanc d'oeuf
    the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water
    jaune, jaune d'oeuf
    the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
    lait
    a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
    lait en poudre
    a liquid food for infants
    crème
    the part of milk containing the butterfat
    beurre
    an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
    yaourt, yoghourt, yogourt
    a custard-like food made from curdled milk
    petit-lait
    watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates
    lait caillé
    coagulated milk; used to make cheese
    fromage
    a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
    pâte
    a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
    mélange
    a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients
    jus de tomate
    the juice of tomatoes (usually bottled or canned)
    lait malté
    powder made of dried milk and malted cereals
    type of:
    aliment, nourriture, nutriment, élément nutritif
    any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
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