Plate Waste Generated by Spanish Households and Out-of-Home Consumption: Results from the ANIBES Study.

ABSTRACT: Food waste is a major environmental issue that must be tackled in order to achieve a sustainable food supply chain. Currently, in Spain there are no studies that examine the amounts and sources of plate waste (PW) produced by both household and out-of-home consumption. The present study aims to provide this information from a representative sample from the Spanish population. A total of 2009 individuals aged 9-75 years, from the ANIBES study ("anthropometric data, macronutrients and micronutrients intake, practice of physical activity, socioeconomic data and lifestyles in Spain"), completed a three-day dietary record, collected by a tablet device. Photographs of all foods and beverages consumed both at home and outside were taken before and after meals. Median PW across the total populatio

SUBMITTER: Partearroyo T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7352750 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature