Products

Product CO2e / kg Studies

Mushrooms

2.583
CO2e / kg
= 100 g of Mushrooms
You can consume
1.05
kg of Mushrooms to exhaust your daily CO2e food budget

Categories: Vegetables | Food

According to Robinson et al.1, the main emissions in mushroom production are due to electricity (~30%, climate control and machines), composting (~25%, methane emission) and fuel use (~20%, heavy machinery and heating).


  1. Robinson, B., Winans, K., Kendall, A., Dlott, J., & Dlott, F. (2019). A life cycle assessment of Agaricus bisporus mushroom production in the USA. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 24(3), 456-467. 

Subcategories: Mushrooms (canned) | Oyster mushrooms | Mushrooms (sliced) | Portobello | Shiitake mushrooms

Studies

Source Notes CO2e Country origin Country consumption Weight
Systematic review of greenhouse gas emissions for different fresh food categories Table 5 Median; #LCA studies: 3; #GWP values: 2; Mean: 0.27; Stdev: 0.29; Min: 0.06; Max: 0.48
0.27
Unknown Unknown 8
Klimatarier CO2 Rechner Champignon (hell oder dunkel)
1.31
Unknown Unknown 5
Den store klimadatabase Mushroom, Agriculture: 0.01, iLUC: 0.01, Food processing: 0, Packaging: 0.26, Transport: 0.19
0.47
Unknown Unknown 5
Environmental impact of plant-based foods Sweden imports mushrooms mainly from Europe. No study on production of Agaricus bisporus (Sw: trädgårdsschampinjon) from the identified export countries was found. Studies on Agaricus bisporus show a climate impact of 2.5-4.7 kg CO2e per kg product. Climate impact is therefore considered to be below 4.7 kg CO2e per kg product. Earlier studies indicate that climate control and the energy source can be important (similar to greenhouse for this production) (3 references). Studies: 3
4.7
Unknown Unknown 6
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) Figure 2: 3g CO2e / 1.09g mushrooms = 2.75 kg CO2e / kg
Pre-farm: 1.60
On-farm: 0.74
Post-farm: 0.50
Transport: 0.17
2.75
Australia Australia 10
Environmental impact of Agaricus bisporus cultivation process Table 7
4.4
Spain Spain 10
A life cycle assessment of Agaricus bisporus mushroom production in the USA Table 1: GWP20 without climate change feedback
2.92
USA USA 10
Ökologische Fußabdrücke von Lebensmitteln und Gerichten in Deutschland (IFEU) Champignons, frisch, hell oder dunkel
1.3
Unknown Germany 6
RIVM Database Milieubelasting Voedingsmiddelen Champignons
5.208
Unknown Netherlands 5
How low can we go? An assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from the UK food system and the scope reduction by 2050 Mushrooms and truffles
1.11
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 Mushrooms and truffles
1.0
United Kingdom United Kingdom 0

Recipes

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