Food waste

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002623",
  "term": "Food waste",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Food waste is a component of food loss and occurs when an edible item goes unconsumed, as in food discarded by retailers due to color or appearance and plate waste by consumers.",
  "synonyms": [
    "discarded food",
    "food discards",
    "food wastes",
    "foodwaste",
    "unconsumed food",
    "uneaten food",
    "wasted food"
  ],
  "subject": "Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry",
  "see_also": [
    "food loss",
    "organic wastes",
    "food consumption",
    "human food chain",
    "food processing wastes",
    "seafood waste",
    "kitchen waste"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System: Glossary, USDA Economic Research Service",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "desechos alimentarios"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/food-waste/"
}