ambient food

noun

Food that would normally be stored refrigerated but has been processed so that it can be safely stored at room temperature.

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Meanings

nounambient food (countable and uncountable, plural ambient foods)

plural ambient foods

  1. countableuncountableFood that would normally be stored refrigerated but has been processed so that it can be safely stored at room temperature.
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APA

ambient food. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambient%20food

MLA

“ambient food.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambient%20food. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ambient food,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambient%20food.

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