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Most commonly wasted food types in the United States 2017

In the cases where you have not been able to use your groceries before they turned bad, what kind of food do you throw away most often?

The data displays the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their most commonly wasted food types. As of March 2017, about half of the respondents stated that they threw away dairy products most often.

Dairy products	50
Meat products	29
Canned food	12
Frozen food	12
Fresh vegetables and fruits	51
Bread and bakery products	32
Other	3
Don’t know	4

Most commonly wasted food types in the United States 2017

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