Define: Main Ingredient

The meaning of “Main Ingredient” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Main Ingredient defined in a legal contract?

  • Main Ingredient means an agricultural product that is the focal point. Seen in 9 SEC Filings
  • Main Ingredient means an agricultural product that is the defining or essential ingredient in a food item, not necessarily determined by its quantity. Seen in 6 SEC Filings
  • Main Ingredient means the component in a food product that by weight or volume, contributes the most, excluding water. Seen in 4 SEC Filings
  • Main Ingredient means the part of a food which provides the largest percentage of volume or mass in the final product. Seen in 2 SEC Filings
  • Main Ingredient means the components in a food item that have the greatest mass, excluding water. Seen in 2 SEC Filings
  • Main Ingredient means the components, excluding water, that contribute the highest percentage of weight or volume to the food or drink product. Seen in 1 SEC Filing

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

Main Ingredient means the item in a product contributing the most weight or volume, excluding water.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Product formulation and development
  • Licensing Intellectual Property for product manufacture
  • Determining the components in a food or drink product related to quality or public health

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

Main Ingredient means the agricultural product that defines a food item.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Sourcing products for food manufacture
  • Establishing the origin of products in a fair trade or correctly labeled scheme

Relevant Sectors

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Main Ingredient means the item in a product contributing the most weight or volume, excluding water

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