How much CO2 does milk chocolate bar, with puffed/popped cereals produce?

About 2.056 kg CO₂e per 1 kg of prepared product, measured across the supply chain. That is roughly the same as driving 12 km in an average petrol car.

What drives the footprint of milk chocolate bar, with puffed/popped cereals?

Processing is the largest contributor at 1.619 kg CO₂e, about 79% of the total. Transport is only 0.334 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 Agribalyse (ADEME).

The carbon footprint of milk chocolate bar, with puffed/popped cereals

Milk chocolate bar, with puffed/popped cereals emits about 2.056 kg CO₂e per 1 kg of prepared product. Below is where that figure actually comes from — every stage of the chain, not a single headline number.

Where the carbon comes from

Processing: 1.619 kg; 79%; Turning the raw product into food: milling, refining, slaughter, curing.
Transport: 0.334 kg; 16%; Moving it from farm to processor to shop.
Packaging: 0.103 kg; 5%; Producing the packaging it reaches you in.

Lower-carbon alternatives

Each emits less than half as much as milk chocolate bar, with puffed/popped cereals.

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kg CO₂e

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Beer, dark

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kg CO₂e

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kg CO₂e

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Common questions

How much CO2 does milk chocolate bar, with puffed/popped cereals produce?: About 2.056 kg CO₂e per 1 kg of prepared product, measured across the supply chain. That is roughly the same as driving 12 km in an average petrol car.
What drives the footprint of milk chocolate bar, with puffed/popped cereals?: Processing is the largest contributor at 1.619 kg CO₂e, about 79% of the total. Transport is only 0.334 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 Agribalyse (ADEME).

Figures from the WRAP UK Food & Drink Emission Factor Database v2.0, which aggregates published life-cycle assessments; this product's data originates from Agribalyse (ADEME), for France. 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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