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101 Examples of Food Products

John Spacey, updated on January 11, 2024

A food product is a food that has been prepared and packaged for sale on a market. This includes basic commodities such as vegetables, packaged foods, niche foods and artisanal foods. These range from fast moving consumer goods that are produced by large firms at great scale down to homemade goods sold at a farmer's market. The following are illustrative examples of a food product.

Bagels	Baked Goods
Baking Mixes	Beans
Beverages	Biscuits / Cookies
Bottled Water	Bread
Breakfast Cereal	Butter & Margarine
Cakes & Cupcakes	Candy
Canned Food	Cheese
Chips & Crisps	Chocolate Bars
Chocolates	Coffee
Condiments	Confectionery
Convenience Foods	Cooking Oils
Couscous	Crackers
Culinary Dishes	Curry
Dairy	Desserts
Dips & Spreads	Donuts
Dried Foods	Dumplings
Eggs	Energy Bars
Fast Food	Fermented Foods
Fish / Seafood	Flatbreads
Flours	Fried Foods
Frozen Desserts	Frozen Foods
Fruit Juice / Vegetable Juice	Fruits
Garnishes	Herbs
Holiday Foods	Honey
Hummus	Ice Cream
Jam	Legumes
Macaroons	Marshmallows
Meat	Meat Substitutes
Milk	Mints
Mushrooms	Noodles
Nut Butters	Nuts & Seeds
Olives	Pancakes / Pancake Mix
Pasta	Pasta Sauce
Pastries	Pickles
Pies	Pizza
Plant Milks	Popcorn
Pretzels	Prunes, Dates & Figs
Puddings & Jellies	Ready-made Meals
Rice	Root Vegetables
Salad Dressings	Salads
Salsa	Sandwiches
Sauces	Sausages
Savory Pies	Seasonal Foods
Seaweeds	Snack Foods
Soups	Spices
Spring Rolls	Stews
Sugar & Sweeteners	Sushi
Syrups	Takeout Food
Tea	Tofu
Tortillas & Taco Shells	Vegetables
Yogurt

Grains & Cereals

Grains and cereals are largely based on the seeds of grass-like plants such as wheat, rice, corn, barley, oats, rye, sorghum and millet that have a long history of use as a staple food across multiple civilizations.

Baked Goods

Food items that are baked in an oven. These are mostly grain based items that include a wide range of sweet and savory traditional food.

Dairy

Foods made from milk that have rich traditions behind them such as cheese, yogurt and ice cream.

Fruits & Vegetables

Modern supermarkets in advanced economies may offer a dizzying variety of fresh fruits and vegetables imported on a global basis. Fruits and vegetables are also commonly sold ready to eat, canned, dried or frozen.

Meat & Seafood

Products made with the flesh of animals and aquatic animals.

Beverages

Beverage products are often sold ready to drink in bottles, cans and various types of cartons. They are also sold as concentrates, syrups, powders and in traditional formats such as tea leaves.