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Concept information
Preferred term
food waste
Type
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Topic
Definition
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Food waste is a component of food loss and occurs when an edible item goes unconsumed, as in food discarded by retailers due to color or appearance and plate waste by consumers.
Source: Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System: Glossary, USDA Economic Research Service
Concept scheme: NALT Full
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Synonyms
- discarded food
- food discards
- foodwaste
- food wastes
- unconsumed food
- uneaten food
- wasted food
Scope note
- Use for edible but unconsumed food found anywhere along the food chain; for food wastes from home or food service kitchens USE kitchen waste; for food wastes from food processing plants USE food processing wastes.
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/41000
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