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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > environmental science > wastes > organic wastes > food waste > kitchen waste
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > environmental science > wastes > organic wastes > food waste > kitchen waste
Fields of Study > economics > agricultural economics > food loss > food waste > kitchen waste
Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > economics > agricultural economics > food loss > food waste > kitchen waste
Preferred Term:

kitchen waste

Definition:
Food items left over from food preparation, cooking and serving in home or food service kitchens. These include peels, rinds, husks, meat scraps, bones, shells, etc. as well as leftover food from consumers' plates.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
food waste
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/41065
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2014-02-18