Ruokaaineiksi

Ruokaaineiksi is a Finnish grammatical form that means “as food substances/ingredients.” It is the translative plural form of ruokaaine, a noun referring to edible substances used as ingredients in cooking or food production. The translative case expresses a change of state or classification, so ruokaaineiksi is used when describing something being converted into or categorized as ingredients. The term appears mainly in formal or technical writing, such as recipes, nutritional texts, and food industry documentation.

In practice, ruokaaine can refer to a wide range of edible substances, from basic ingredients like vegetables and meat to processed components used in manufacturing or food preparation. It is related to but distinct from other Finnish terms such as raaka-aine (raw material) and ainesosa (ingredient). While ruokaaineiksi emphasizes the role of items as ingredients, raaka-aine tends to focus on raw materials before processing, and ainesosa is a more everyday term for a component in a recipe.

Usage notes: The form ruokaaineiksi can be encountered in technical descriptions, labeling, or regulatory contexts. In everyday speech, speakers may use synonyms such as ainesosa or simply ruokaaine/ruoka-aine (with or without hyphen, depending on spelling conventions).

See also: raaka-aine, ainesosa, ruoka-aine, ruokaaine (variants and related terms).