### Question
How is the term intermediate ingredient or feedstock defined?


### Answer
The term **intermediate ingredient or feedstock** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 8101* as the following:

> a material or compound made in whole or in significant part from biological products, including renewable agricultural materials (including plant, animal, and marine materials) or forestry materials, that are subsequently used to make a more complex compound or product

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 8101*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 107-RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT**

