Products

Product CO2e / kg Studies

Melons

0.946
CO2e / kg
= 100 g of Melons
You can consume
2.85
kg of Melons to exhaust your daily CO2e food budget

Categories: Fruits | Food

Subcategories: Melons (eco) | Watermelons | Cantelope | Rockmelon | Honeydew melon | Melon (greenhouse, passive)

Studies

Source Notes CO2e Country origin Country consumption Weight
AGRIBALYSE, the French LCI Database for agricultural products: high quality data for producers and environmental labelling Melon, conventional, national average, at farm gate {FR} U; Melon conventionnel, moyenne nationale, à la ferme, France
0.17189891
 France France 6
AGRIBALYSE, the French LCI Database for agricultural products: high quality data for producers and environmental labelling Melon, protected crop, conventional, at farm gate {FR} U; Melon conventionnel, sous tunnel, à la ferme, France
0.29930784
 France France 0
AGRIBALYSE, the French LCI Database for agricultural products: high quality data for producers and environmental labelling Melon, open field, conventional, at farm gate {FR} U; Melon conventionnel, plein champ, à la ferme, France
0.15112221
 France France 0
How low can we go? An assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from the UK food system and the scope reduction by 2050 Other melons (incl. cantaloupes)
1.55
 Europe United Kingdom 4
How low can we go? An assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from the UK food system and the scope reduction by 2050 Other melons (incl. cantaloupes)
1.74
 Unknown United Kingdom 0
Environmental impact of plant-based foods All studies considered relevant for the final assessment. No clear trend between European products and “rest of the world”. Melons are sometimes produced in greenhouses, which can explain the large variation in results.. Studies: 9
1.9
 Unknown Unknown 6
Systematic review of greenhouse gas emissions for different fresh food categories Table 5 Median; #LCA studies: 4; #GWP values: 5; Mean: 0.88; Stdev: 0.01; Min: 0.3; Max: 1.74
0.51
 Unknown Unknown 8

Recipes

*only recipes with more than 50 grams of Melons are shown.
Recipes