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Raw material

Meaning in food science & technology, with examples

nounCore term

In food science & technology, raw material means: A basic material, such as milk, flour, fruit or meat, that a factory receives and processes to make its products.

In Turkish: hammadde

How it is used

Used in purchasing, goods-in inspection and specifications. Raw materials are received, inspected, sampled, accepted or rejected, and then stored. Many plants track raw materials separately from packaging materials and finished goods. Common phrases are raw material specification and approved raw material supplier.

Example sentences

  1. The raw material was rejected at goods-in because the milk temperature was 9 °C.

  2. Raw material costs make up about 60 percent of the product price.

Common collocations

  • raw material specification
  • raw material supplier
  • raw material inspection
  • incoming raw materials
  • reject a raw material
  • ingredientAny substance, including additives, that is used to make a food and is still present in the finished product, even if in a changed form.
  • specificationA document that sets out the agreed requirements for a raw material, packaging or product, such as composition, chemical and microbiological limits, appearance and packing.
  • certificate of analysisA document from a supplier or laboratory that shows the test results for a specific batch and confirms that it meets the agreed specification.
  • samplingTaking a small, representative part of a batch or lot for testing, so that the result can be used to judge the whole quantity.
  • traceabilityThe ability to follow a food and its ingredients through every stage of production, processing and distribution, one step back to the supplier and one step forward to the customer.

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