Frozen food reduces food waste

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How the freezer factors into lowering food waste

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Over half of consumers buy frozen items to avoid tossing food.

The Ohio State University study found that discarded frozen items make up about 6% of wasted household food in the U.S. The most common categories of discarded frozen foods were meat ( 20% of total frozen food waste), vegetables ( 22% ) and potatoes and grains ( 15% each).

Story Source: Journal Reference: - Lei Xu , Ran Li , Brian Roe . Frozen food purchasing and home freezing of fresh foods: associations with household food waste. British Food Journal , 2024 ; 126 ( 12 ): 4260 DOI: 10.1108 /bfj-02-2024-0147 Cite This Page:.

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