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<onlyinclude>'''Food waste''' is any food that has become waste under the condition that (1) it has entered the food supply chain, (2) it has been removed or discarded from the food supply chain or at the final consumption stage, and (3) it is finally destined to be processed as waste<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|Author=eurostat|year=2021|title=Guidance on reporting of data on food waste and food waste prevention according to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2000 - version of July 2021|e-pub date=|date accessed=2021-08-03|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/342366/351811/Guidance+on+food+waste+reporting/5581b0a2-b09e-adc0-4e0a-b20062dfe564}}</ref>. In this context food (or ‘foodstuff’) means any substance or product, whether processed, partially processed or unprocessed, intended to be, or reasonably expected to be ingested by humans<ref name=":0" />.</onlyinclude> | <onlyinclude>'''Food waste''' is any food that has become waste under the condition that (1) it has entered the food supply chain, (2) it has been removed or discarded from the food supply chain or at the final consumption stage, and (3) it is finally destined to be processed as waste<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|Author=eurostat|year=2021|title=Guidance on reporting of data on food waste and food waste prevention according to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2000 - version of July 2021|e-pub date=|date accessed=2021-08-03|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/342366/351811/Guidance+on+food+waste+reporting/5581b0a2-b09e-adc0-4e0a-b20062dfe564}}</ref>. In this context food (or ‘foodstuff’) means any substance or product, whether processed, partially processed or unprocessed, intended to be, or reasonably expected to be ingested by humans<ref name=":0" />.</onlyinclude> | ||
== | == Specific waste streams == | ||
Depending on its origin the food waste can be divided into | Depending on its origin the food waste can be divided into different groups. The following non-exhaustive list shows the potential main groups. The [[Decision support tool]] aids the search for suitable conversion technologies capable to process these streams into different products. | ||
* 2G sugar | * 2G sugar | ||
** 2G sugar – food | ** 2G sugar – food | ||