Products
Strawberries
1.311
CO2e / kg
= 100 g of Strawberries
You can consume
2.06
kg of Strawberries to exhaust your daily CO2e food budget
According to Gunady et al.1, emissions from strawberry production are mostly caused by the operation of agricultural machinery (~60%) and use of nitrogen fertilizers (~25%). However, it should be noted that many other sources report much lower emission factors than Gunady et al.
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Gunady, M. G., Biswas, W., Solah, V. A., & James, A. P. (2012). Evaluating the global warming potential of the fresh produce supply chain for strawberries, romaine/cos lettuces (Lactuca sativa), and button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) in Western Australia using life cycle assessment (LCA). Journal of Cleaner Production, 28, 81-87. ↩
Subcategories: Strawberries (frozen) | Strawberries (eco) | Strawberries (greenhouse, heated)