Is made of/from

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Rachel Adams

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Hello.

What's the difference between 'made of' and 'made from?' Can both be used in my sentence?
''My favrouite food is made of boiled beans, seasonigs, salt and pepper.''
 
Either would be commonly used, but based on Matthew's link I would suggest "of".
 
Cambridge gives this example: "This dish is made with beef, red peppers and herbs."
 
If you go to Search, then Advanced Search, and enter "Made of from" (without the quotation marks) into the keywords box, you will find loads of previous threads on this subject.
 
If you go to Search, then Advanced Search, and enter "Made of from" (without the quotation marks) into the keywords box, you will find loads of previous threads on this subject.

That may be useful, but since there are a lot of confused answers in those threads, in my opinion, it may not.

The best preposition to use in this context is with. (See the example given in post #4.)
 
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