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OVERALL IMPACT OF THE 40 MOST PRODUCED FOODS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Protein rich products (for a 100g protein)		GHG emissions (kg CO₂ equivalent^[1])	Land use (m² year)	Acidification^[2] (kg SO2eq.^[3])	Eutrophisation^[4] (g PO2eq.)	Use of water (kL equivalent)
	Beef (meat) 🥩	50	164	0,189	0,177	871
	Lamb & Mutton 🐑	20	185	0,087	0,060	1082
	Beef (dairy) 🥛	17	22	0,209	0,209	1650
	Crustaceans^[5] 🦐	18	2	0,060	0,098	1394
	Cheese 🧀	11	41	0,149	0,089	4735
	Pig meat 🐖	7,6	11	0,083	0,044	1073
	Fish^[6] 🐟	6,0	3.7	0,025	0,092	1315
	Poultry meat 🐓	5,7	7,1	0,064	0,030	402
	Eggs 🥚	4,2	5,7	0,052	0,021	556
	Tofu 🌱	2,0	2,2	0,006	0,006	139
	Groundnuts^[7] 🥜	1,2	3,5	0,018	0,011	1431
	Other legumes 🌱	0,8	7,3	0,019	0,015	364
	Peas 🌱	0,4	3,4	0,008	0,007	353
	Nuts 🌰	0,3	7,9	0,019	0,009	1914
Milks (for a 1L )	Cow Milk 🥛	3,2	8.9	0,149	0,089	628
	Rice milk 🥛	1,2	0,3			270
	Soy milk 🥛	1,0	0,7	0,003	0,001	26
	Oat milk 🥛	0,9	0,8			48
	Almond milk 🥛	0,7	0,5			371
Starch-rich products (for a 1000 kCAL)	Manioc / Yucca 🍠	1,4	1,9	0,003	0,001	0
	Rice (flooded) 🌾	1,2	0,8	0,024	0,030	1962
	Oatmeal 🌾	0,9	2,9	0,007	0,007	302
	Potatoes 🥔	0,6	1,2	0,003	0,003	43
	Wheat & rye 🍞	0,6	1,4	0,012	0,007	567
	Corn (flour) 🌽	0,4	0,7	0,007	0,002	120
Oils (for 1L)	Palm oil: 🌴	7,3	2,4	0,018	0,011	7
	Soybean oil: 🌱	6,3	11	,016	,011	418
	Olive oil: 🌱	5,4	26	,041	,040	2322
	Rapeseed oil: 🌼	3,8	11	0,029	0,019	234
	Sunflower oil: 🌻	3,6	18	,027	,051	943
Vegetables (for 1Kg)	Tomatoes 🍅	2,1	0,8	0,011	0,005	235
	Brassicas 🥦	0,5	0,6	0,007	0,004	97
	Onions & leeks 🌿	0,5	0,4	0,003	0,002	11
	Root vegetables 🥕	0,4	0,3	0,003	0,001	23
Fruits (for 1Kg)	Berries 🍓	1,5	2,4	0,010	0,005	292
	Bananas 🍌	0,9	1,9	0,005	0,002	86
	Apples 🍏	0,4	0,6	0,003	0,001	140
	Citrus 🍋	0,4	0,9	0,003	0,002	65
Sugars (for 1Kg)	Cane sugar 🎍	3,2	2,0	0,015	0,014	492
Sugars (for 1Kg)	Beet sugar 🌱	1,8	1,8	0,011	0,004	170
Alcoholic beverages (for 1 unit^[8])	Beer (5%) 🍺	0,24	0,22	0,006	0,002	15
Alcoholic beverages (for 1 unit^[8])	Wine (12.5%) 🍷	0,14	0,14	0,011	0,004	68
Stimulants (for 1 serving)	Dark chocolat (50g) 🍫	2,3	3,4	0,017	0,031	209
Stimulants (for 1 serving)	Coffee (15g) ☕	0,4	0,3	0,046	0,060	14

References & details

This comparative spreadsheet is based on 2 documents included in the research study titled “Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers” published by J. Poore^[9] and T. Nemecek^[10] in February 2019 (first publication June 1st 2018) in the american magazine Science.

🔍📄Click link to read PDF article
🔍📄Click link to have a look at the graph
🔍📄Click link to download precise spreadsheet

Notes

↑ Including methane for instance
↑ The acidity of a soil is defined by its hydrogen potential (pH). Below a certain threshold (~ 6 on the pH scale), the soil is too acidic for most cultivated plants: it limits biological activity (fertility) and its structure is degraded. Indeed, acidity influences the uptake of nutrients and trace elements by a plant, as well as the presence of deep roots or earthworms that structure and aerate the soil.
↑ soils or waters (ex: ocean acidification due to fish and crustacean water farming)
↑ Excessive intake of nutrients into the water, resulting in overgrowth, oxygen depletion and ecosystem imbalance. e.g. nitrogen + phosphorus
↑ 🦐 farmed)
↑ 🐟 farmed
↑ 🥜 mainly peanuts
↑ 10ml of 100% alcohol
↑ Zoologist from the School of Geography & Environment, The Queen's College& University of Oxford
↑ Agroecology and Environment specialist, Zurich, Switzerland

[1] Including methane for instance

[2] The acidity of a soil is defined by its hydrogen potential (pH). Below a certain threshold (~ 6 on the pH scale), the soil is too acidic for most cultivated plants: it limits biological activity (fertility) and its structure is degraded. Indeed, acidity influences the uptake of nutrients and trace elements by a plant, as well as the presence of deep roots or earthworms that structure and aerate the soil.

[3] soils or waters (ex: ocean acidification due to fish and crustacean water farming)

[4] Excessive intake of nutrients into the water, resulting in overgrowth, oxygen depletion and ecosystem imbalance. e.g. nitrogen + phosphorus

[5] 🦐 farmed)

[6] 🐟 farmed

[7] 🥜 mainly peanuts

[8] 10ml of 100% alcohol

[9] Zoologist from the School of Geography & Environment, The Queen's College& University of Oxford

[10] Agroecology and Environment specialist, Zurich, Switzerland

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 == References & details ==
-This comparative spreadsheet is based on 2 documents included in the research study titled “[https://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6392/987/ Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers]” published by J. Poore<ref>Zoologist from the School of Geography & Environment, The Queen's College& University of Oxford</ref> and T. Nemecek<ref>Agroecology and Environment specialist, Zurich, Switzerlandw</ref> in February 2019 (first publication June 1st 2018) in the american magazine <i>[https://www.sciencemag.org/ Science]</i>.
+This comparative spreadsheet is based on 2 documents included in the research study titled “[https://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6392/987/ Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers]” published by J. Poore<ref>Zoologist from the School of Geography & Environment, The Queen's College& University of Oxford</ref> and T. Nemecek<ref>Agroecology and Environment specialist, Zurich, Switzerland</ref> in February 2019 (first publication June 1st 2018) in the american magazine <i>[https://www.sciencemag.org/ Science]</i>.
-🔍📄[https://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6392/987/tab-pdf/ Click link to read PDF article]
+🔍📄[https://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6392/987/tab-pdf/ Click link to read PDF article]<br>
-🔍📄[https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Estimated-global-variation-in-GHG-emissions-land-use-terrestrial-acidification_fig3_325532198/ Click link to have a look at the graph]
+🔍📄[https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Estimated-global-variation-in-GHG-emissions-land-use-terrestrial-acidification_fig3_325532198/ Click link to have a look at the graph]<br>
 🔍📄[https://science.sciencemag.org/highwire/filestream/710905/field_highwire_adjunct_files/3/aaq0216_DataS2.xls/ Click link to download precise spreadsheet]
 == Notes ==