食物(しょくもつ)

しょくもつ
noun
food, foodstuff
formalmedicaltechnicalfood
1. food, foodstuff
Substances consumed for nutrition; things that are eaten.
食物(しょくもつ)アレルギーがある。
I have food allergies.
Researchers are investigating what kind of effects the nutrients contained in food have on the body.

A more formal/technical term for food compared to 食(た)べ物(もの).

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Usage

食物(しょくもつ) is used in scientific, medical, and formal contexts rather than everyday conversation.