The carbon footprint of pickled beetroot
Pickled Beetroot emits about 3.524 kg CO₂e per kg. Below is where that figure actually comes from — every stage of the chain, not a single headline number.
Where the carbon comes from
- Packaging
- 2.156 kg
- 61%
- Producing the packaging it reaches you in.
- Transport
- 0.709 kg
- 20%
- Moving it from farm to processor to shop.
- Processing
- 0.659 kg
- 19%
- Turning the raw product into food: milling, refining, slaughter, curing.
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Each emits less than half as much as pickled beetroot.
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Common questions
- How much CO2 does pickled beetroot produce?
- About 3.524 kg CO₂e per kg, measured across the supply chain. That is roughly the same as driving 21 km in an average petrol car.
- What drives the footprint of pickled beetroot?
- Packaging is the largest contributor at 2.156 kg CO₂e, about 61% of the total. Transport is only 0.709 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 Frankowska et al..
Figures from the WRAP UK Food & Drink Emission Factor Database v2.0, which aggregates published life-cycle assessments; this product's data originates from Frankowska et al., 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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