Products

Product CO2e / kg Studies

Asparagus

1.347
CO2e / kg
= 100 g of Asparagus
You can consume
2.0
kg of Asparagus to exhaust your daily CO2e food budget

Categories: Vegetables | Food

Subcategories: Asparagus (sliced) | White asparagus | Green asparagus

Studies

Source Notes CO2e Country origin Country consumption Weight
How low can we go? An assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from the UK food system and the scope reduction by 2050 Asparagus
2.39
 Unknown United Kingdom 0
How low can we go? An assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from the UK food system and the scope reduction by 2050 Asparagus
1.94
 United Kingdom United Kingdom 0
How low can we go? An assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from the UK food system and the scope reduction by 2050 Asparagus
2.22
 Europe United Kingdom 4
Ökologische Fußabdrücke von Lebensmitteln und Gerichten in Deutschland (IFEU) Spargel
0.7
 Unknown Germany 6
Environmental impact of plant-based foods Final assessment is for European production. Three studies show an impact below 1 kg CO2e per kg. Import from the rest of the world carries a high risk of air transport. Earlier studies show that the impact can be as high as approx. 14 kg CO2e per kg product (3 references).. Studies: 5
2.1
 Unknown Unknown 6
Systematic review of greenhouse gas emissions for different fresh food categories Table 5 Median; #LCA studies: 5; #GWP values: 28; Mean: 0.92; Stdev: 0.49; Min: 0.18; Max: 2.54
0.83
 Unknown Unknown 8