Nearly one in six Brits (15%) admit they have had food ingredients languishing at the back of their kitchen cupboards – for five years or more, research has found.
Some of the top store cupboard staples likely to go untouched for over a year after purchase include vinegar, stock cubes, flour, and sugar.
Dried pasta also ranks highly among unused foodstuffs, with 14% saying they can never seem to make their way through a whole bag of pasta.