Edible

A Number of the Best Edible Fungi, illustration from The Encyclopedia of Food by Artemas Ward, 1923

An edible item is one that is safe for humans to eat. "Edible" is different from "eatable", as it does not indicate how an item tastes, only whether it can safely be eaten. Nonpoisonous items found in nature – such as some mushrooms, insects, seaweed, and so forth – are referred to as edible. Processed items that normally are not ingested but are specially manufactured to be so, like edible underwear or edible packaging, are also labeled as edible.

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