INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY
FOOD SCIENCE VS FOOD TECHNOLOGY
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Frozen foods
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Leftovers
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Take-away
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Fresh produce
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Detailed explanation-1: -Regarding the overall waste incidence rate, food waste occurred in most households, with an incidence rate of approximately 90.7%. Fruits and vegetables had the highest incidence rate of food waste, at around 87.7%.
Detailed explanation-2: -Food Waste in Australia Australian households account for the majority of food waste (2.46 million tonnes) 70% of the 7.6 million tonnes of food wasted in Australia every year is edible.
Detailed explanation-3: -Each year we waste around 7.6 million tonnes of food across the supply and consumption chain – this wastage equals about 312kg per person, equivalent to around one in five bags of groceries or $2, 000 to $2, 500 per household per year.
Detailed explanation-4: -Potatoes, beets, radishes, and carrots-46.2% Fruits and vegetables-45.7% Tuna, salmon, shrimp and other seafood-34.7% Cereal, bread and rice-29.1% Lentils, green peas, chickpeas and seeds that make oil-22.1% More items •17-Mar-2021