Products

Product CO2e / kg Studies

Melons

1.205
CO2e / kg
= 100 g of Melons
You can consume
2.24
kg of Melons to exhaust your daily CO2e food budget

Categories: Fruits | Food

Subcategories: Honeydew melon | Melon (greenhouse, passive)

Studies

Source Notes CO2e Country origin Country consumption Weight
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 10
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 10