In 2019, meal leftovers were ranked as the most commonly discarded type of food among both men and women in the united States. Approximately 68 percent of responding men and 78 percent of women ranked meal leftovers among their three most frequently discarded food types. Least frequently thrown away among both genders were milk alternatives, with approximately 9 percent of responding women and 10 percent of responding men picking this type of product as one of their answers.
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Food Insight, & IFIC. (September 16, 2019). Most commonly discarded types of food in the United States in 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191206/most-commonly-discarded-types-of-food/
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Food Insight, IFIC. (2019). Most commonly discarded types of food in the United States in 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191206/most-commonly-discarded-types-of-food/
Food Insight, and IFIC. "Most Commonly Discarded Types of Food in The United States in 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191206/most-commonly-discarded-types-of-food/
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Most commonly discarded types of food in the United States in 2019, by gender [Graph], Food Insight, & IFIC, September 16, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191206/most-commonly-discarded-types-of-food/
