Last autumn, several deep dives were carried out into garbage from 15 municipalities in Sweden.
By sorting the waste into residual waste and food waste, it was found that fruit and vegetables account for over a third of food waste.
This is followed by bread products and what the National Food Agency calls edible, such as crisps, dressing and flour.
"What's new now is that we've found out exactly what fruit and vegetables are thrown away the most. It's carrots, onions and apples," says Karin Fritz, food waste expert at the Swedish National Food Agency.
Food Waste Day
The report is released in connection with World Food Waste Day, an initiative from the UN to raise awareness of the importance of reducing food waste.
Now Karin Fritz hopes that this unique analysis will further increase awareness among the population.
"This is very important information for us, to know what foods to talk about. Because if we only talk about food waste in general, no one takes it to heart.
In the clip above you can see how it happened when the garbage was sorted – as well as several tips on how to reduce food waste at home