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How green is Food?
A study of the environmental impact of Food
~ Greencard for: Food ~
Weight:
1
Kg
Lifespan:
3 days 0.02
Years
Enegy to make:
0.42
Kwh
Energy use:
0
Kwh per year
Co2 footprint
0.4
Kg
Chemical footprint:
Low
Waste footprint:
30
%
Carbon offset:
0.03
Trees
Factoids
[7]
In the US up to 20 percent of the country's fossil fuel consumption goes into the food chain. To feed an average family of four in the developed world uses up the equivalent of 930 gallons of gasoline a year. The average piece of food is transported almost 1,500 miles before it gets to your plate.
An average person consumes around 1 ton of food and drink per year.
A recent German study found that a 240ml cup of yoghurt in a supermarket shelf in Berlin entails over 9,000km of transportation. (Germans eat 3 billion cups a year.)
In the United States, the food for a typical meal has travelled nearly 2,100km, but if that meal contains off-season fruits or vegetables the total distance is many times higher.
spending on food in the U.S. varies from about $1,250 to $2,500 per year per person depending on income levels.
An average person can eat 680 kg of food per year.
About 30% of all food produced is thrown away.
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