The carbon footprint of coconut yoghurt, pp tub with ldpe lid
Coconut Yoghurt, PP Tub with LDPE Lid emits about 0.173 kg CO₂e per 1 kg as purchased. Below is where that figure actually comes from — every stage of the chain, not a single headline number.
Where the carbon comes from
- Packaging
- 0.152 kg
- 88%
- Producing the packaging it reaches you in.
- Processing
- 0.014 kg
- 8%
- Turning the raw product into food: milling, refining, slaughter, curing.
- Transport
- 0.007 kg
- 4%
- Moving it from farm to processor to shop.
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Common questions
- How much CO2 does coconut yoghurt, pp tub with ldpe lid produce?
- About 0.173 kg CO₂e per 1 kg as purchased, measured across the supply chain. That is roughly the same as driving 1 km in an average petrol car.
- What drives the footprint of coconut yoghurt, pp tub with ldpe lid?
- Packaging is the largest contributor at 0.152 kg CO₂e, about 88% of the total. Transport is only 0.007 kg — which is why what you eat matters far more than how far it travelled.
- Where does this data come from?
- The WRAP UK Food & Drink Emission Factor Database v2.0, which aggregates peer-reviewed life-cycle assessments. This product's figures come from Foodsteps.
Figures from the WRAP UK Food & Drink Emission Factor Database v2.0, which aggregates published life-cycle assessments; this product's data originates from Foodsteps, for UK. Real values vary by farm, region and method — treat these as the shape of the problem, not a measurement of any one item on your shelf.
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