食用 (shí yòng) means “edible” | MotiTan Chinese Dictionary

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这种食用盐更适合做菜。zhè zhǒng shí yòng yán gèng shì hé zuò cài

This edible salt is better for cooking.

Suitable for human food, whether eaten directly or used as an ingredient.

可食用kě shí yòng: Fit for people to eat.
可食kě shí: Able to be eaten.
食品级shí pǐn jí: Meeting food-grade standards for use with food.

用于供人食用或作为食品原料的。yòng yú gōng rén shí yòng huò zuò wéi shí pǐn yuán liào de

食 (shí, "eat") + 用 (yòng, "use") combines to mean something intended for use as food.

On labels, this adjective marks a product or ingredient for human food use, but it says nothing about flavor, quality, or nutrition.