UK adults with any responsibility for food shopping and/or preparation in the home and purchase any of the key products
Supplementary notes
Original survey question: "Thinking about the last time you bought the following foods, approximately what percentage of the amount you purchased ended up being uneaten and thrown away (whether to a compost bin, regular trash, food waste collection, or down the sink/garbage disposal unit)?"
Figures are the mean of reported food waste levels by respondents.Â
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Average share of fresh food waste in the UK 2024, by product type
According to a survey on household food waste in the UK in 2024, potatoes were the fresh food product most likely to be thrown out. On average, **** percent of all potato purchases went uneaten. Over one-fifth of bread, broccoli, and bananas purchased were also thrown away by consumers.
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