Carbonle #49 — July 19, 2026

Today: foods, by the kilo

The order that day, lightest footprint to heaviest.

• 1🌰Nuts0.43 kg CO₂e per kg — among the lowest-footprint foods measured.0.43 kg CO₂e / kg
• 2🍅Tomatoes2.09 kg CO₂e per kg — roughly 5× the footprint of a kilo of apples.2.09 kg CO₂e / kg
• 3🍭Cane sugar3.20 kg CO₂e per kg — roughly 7× the footprint of a kilo of apples.3.2 kg CO₂e / kg
• 4🍗Chicken9.87 kg CO₂e per kg — roughly 23× the footprint of a kilo of apples.9.87 kg CO₂e / kg
• 5🐄Beef (from dairy cows)33.30 kg CO₂e per kg — roughly 77× the footprint of a kilo of apples.33.3 kg CO₂e / kg

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