Tomato paste, concentrated

Vegetables and vegetable products

Climate footprint in kg CO2e/kg

CO2e per kg
2,48
Agriculture
0,73
ILUC
0,14
Processing
0,51
Transport
0,31
Packaging
0,78
Retail
0,01
Klimadatabase ID
Ra00368

Detailed background data

It has been assumed that the food processing industry is located in Italy. Cosiders an Input of 5.4 kg fresh tomato per kg tomato paste, according to appendix 3 in Carlsson-Kanyama and Faist (2000). Energy use approximated by ketchup production from Andersson et al. (1998). Retail is modelled assuming the following storage: Ambient. See more details as well as literature references in the methodoly report on: www.denstoreklimadatabase.dk.

Data on inputs and outputs of the food processing industry is modelled using: Carlsson-Kanyama and Faist (2000); Andersson et al. (1998).

Documentation
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Nutritional content

Energy
375,00 kj/100g
Protein
4,30 g/100g
Fat
0,50 g/100g
Carbon Hydrate
14,80 g/100g