Commentaire sur Nida 6:5
כֹּל שֶׁחַיָּב בַּמַּעַשְׂרוֹת, מִטַּמֵּא טֻמְאַת אֳכָלִים. וְיֵשׁ שֶׁמִּטַּמֵּא טֻמְאַת אֳכָלִין וְאֵינוֹ חַיָּב בַּמַּעַשְׂרוֹת:
Tout [aliment] qui nécessite la dîme peut être rendu impur par l'impureté des aliments. Mais il peut y avoir [des aliments] qui peuvent être rendus impurs par l'impureté des aliments, mais qui ne nécessitent pas de dîme.
Bartenura on Mishnah Niddah
כל שחייב במעשרות מיטמא טומאת אוכלים – for there isn’t a thing that is obligated in tithing that isn’t food (see also Tractate Maaserot, Chapter 1, Mishnah 1).
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English Explanation of Mishnah Niddah
Whatsoever is subject to tithes is susceptible to food-uncleanness. Only food is subject to tithes and terumah. Therefore, anything that is subject to tithes must be a food.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Niddah
ויש שמיטמא טומאת אוכלים ואינו חייב במעשרות – as for example meat, and fish and eggs, which do not grow in the ground (note: but it should be pointed out that cattle are tithed – see Tractate Rosh Hashanah, Chapter 1, Mishnah 1).
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English Explanation of Mishnah Niddah
But there are foods that are to food-uncleanness and not subject to tithes. However, not all food is subject to tithes and terumah, for instance things that don't grow from the ground (see Maasrot 1:1). Therefore, there can be food that is subject to impurity but not liable for tithes and terumah.
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