Food footprints and nutrition

Explore the figures behind each food, including its sources, assumptions and dishes. These are the inputs the comparison tool and the calculator run on: every figure names the source it came from and the assumptions applied to it.

• Beef

  Typical serving: a 150 g steak or portion of mince

  17 of 18 figures taken straight from a source

• Lamb

  Typical serving: a 150 g portion

  12 of 13 figures taken straight from a source

• Pork

  Typical serving: a 150 g portion

  13 of 14 figures taken straight from a source

• Chicken

  Typical serving: a 150 g breast

  13 of 14 figures taken straight from a source

• Farmed salmon

  Typical serving: a 140 g fillet

  7 of 13 figures taken straight from a source

• Cheese

  Typical serving: a 30 g slice

  12 of 13 figures taken straight from a source

• Cow's milk

  Typical serving: a 250 ml glass

  14 of 15 figures taken straight from a source

• Eggs

  Typical serving: two medium eggs

  12 of 13 figures taken straight from a source

• Tofu

  Typical serving: a 150 g block

  12 of 13 figures taken straight from a source

• Lentils

  Typical serving: 150 g cooked

  7 of 13 figures taken straight from a source

• Chickpeas

  Typical serving: 150 g cooked

  7 of 13 figures taken straight from a source

• Peas

  Typical serving: 100 g cooked

  12 of 13 figures taken straight from a source

• Oat milk

  Typical serving: a 250 ml glass

  7 of 13 figures taken straight from a source

• Nuts (mixed)

  Typical serving: a 30 g handful

  12 of 13 figures taken straight from a source

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