Let's eliminate food loss!

October 28, 13:19

Perhaps the effects of the new coronavirus have increased the chances of eating at home.

Have you used up all the ingredients?

October is Food Loss Reduction Month.

"Food loss" means that you can still eat but throw away.

This word is given in the entrance examination question.

What causes the most food loss?

Problem

food loss was 6.43 million tons in FY2016.

What is the largest percentage of food loss in the material?

(A) Food service industry

(B) Home

(C) Educational institution

(D) Manufacturing

(e) Transportation

(Rikkyo Ikebukuro Junior High School 2020 renamed)

Is the restaurant industry a restaurant?

Maybe it's going to fail in the middle of transportation?

The answer is "(a) home".

Food loss from homes accounts for nearly half of the total.

It may not come as a pinch, but it means that about 48 kg per person per year, or about 132 grams per day = one cup of tea bowl is thrown away.

With that amount, it seems that it may be left behind ...

Tend to be thrown away ... vegetables

So what kind of food do you think is the most common food loss from home?

What is thrown away more than fruits and processed products ...?

The answer is vegetables.

Many are thrown away in Dantotsu.

Why are vegetables so wasteful of food, and how can we avoid throwing them away?

We asked Rumi Ide, a journalist who is familiar with food loss issues.

Why are vegetables thrown away the most?

Mr. Ide:

"It takes a lot of time to cook, so it's a hassle and I leave it alone, or because it's sold in bulk, even though the number of family members is small, I bought too many and throw it away without using it up. I think it's going to happen. "

How to reduce vegetable food loss

There are three main causes of food loss from the home.

The most common is "excessive removal".

It is to peel the skin too thick.

Then "leftover food".

And there is "direct disposal" where it is thrown away without being cooked.

First of all, how can "excessive removal" be reduced?

There is a hint to reduce how to cut the eggplant.

How do you guys cut the eggplant?

Isn't it often cut straight like this?

But actually, you can eat the inside of the sardine.

Eggplant shavings, which tend to be thrown away, can be eaten deliciously by cutting them in a straight line instead of in a straight line.

Is there so much eggplant to throw away?

Mr. Ide

"It may not be so many, but considering that 100 million people are throwing it away, it is a considerable amount. You can also make radish skins kinpira or lightly pickled. Unexpectedly , If you collect different parts of different ingredients, they are thrown away. "

Next is "direct disposal".

If you notice, the vegetables may have been damaged in the refrigerator.

How can I reduce it?

Mr. Ide

"Vegetables and fruits emit a gas called ethylene, which causes perishability."

Mr. Ide recommends a commercially available "vegetable storage bag".

It is said that the bag absorbs ethylene from vegetables.

According to an experiment conducted by Mr. Ide, the bok choy that was put in a storage bag on November 6th was ready to be eaten even on December 4th.

Mr. Ide

"Of the 10 leaves, a few were yellow, but other than that, they kept the water properly and I was able to use it."

Food loss is a burden on society

Food loss is an economic loss because you throw away what you buy, but it also leads to deterioration of the global environment.

Mr. Ide

"In Japan, food waste such as leftover food is burned. Burning produces carbon dioxide."

Buy the amount you can use up

The most important thing is to check the contents of the refrigerator and "buy as much as you can eat".

Mr. Ide:

"I think it's ideal to first open the refrigerator and think about the menu from there, wondering what's in the house. For example, let's use chinjao roast because there are peppers and meat. But there is no bamboo. I think it's best to make a simple shopping memo with the feeling of buying only Takenoko from. "

By the way, he also gave me a hint to prevent wasteful shopping that an American university studied.

Mr. Ide

"The difference in the amount of wasted purchase between when you are hungry and when you are not hungry is that it increases when you are hungry by 64%. Go after calming down a little. I think it's better to do it. "

This is the "Top 10 Ingredients / Foods Recently Discarded" investigated by a food manufacturer.

The top three are cucumbers, lettuce, cabbage and vegetables.

When you notice milk and natto, the expiration date may have passed.

Mr. Ide wants you to understand the expiration date correctly.

Expiration date and expiration date

The "expiration date" is the "expiration date" that is displayed on perishable foods and is safe to eat if the food is stored according to the storage method written without opening the bag or container.

You shouldn't eat it after that.

On the other hand, the "best-by date" is the "expiration date when you can eat deliciously without changing the quality" if you keep the storage method without opening the bag or container.

It does not mean that you will not be able to eat immediately after that.

For example, people tend to reach out to the back of the shelves to buy new items such as milk, but buying items with a near expiration date will help reduce food loss at the store.

Buy and use up the amount you can eat.

I want to cherish a little care.

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