Name: Sugar, from sugar cane, from sugar production, at plant/SD Mass S - mixed
Creator: WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme)
License: https://www.wrap.ngo/terms-conditions

Value, cradle to plant gate

0.728kgCO₂e/kg

Net total: fossil, biogenic and land use · GWP100 · GWP vintage not stated

One value, for any year

WRAP sets no date window, so there is no year to pick.

Reference year 2021

Region: WRAP multi-origin market average
Boundary: Cradle to plant gate
Data quality: MediumNo reason given by the publisher
Licence: Open · WRAP terms

Where 0.728 comes from

Land-use change
Scope 3, cat. 10beside

Reporting this kilogram under the GHG Protocol

Scope 3, category 1 0.728

Goods and services you buy are Scope 3, category 1, purchased goods and services.

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Food and agriculture › Processed food · WRAP multi-origin market average · per kg · Average

Category: Food and agriculture › Processed food; Browse it to compare every publisher's factors
Activity: Sugar, from sugar cane, from sugar production, at plant/SD Mass S - mixed; WRAP: Sugar, from sugar cane, from sugar production, at plant/SD Mass S
Region: WRAP multi-origin market average; WRAP: Multi-region
Per unit: kg; Published as kg; no conversion needed
Data type: Average; No supplier named
Classified as: WRAP product classification (GS1 GPC names)Sugars/Sugar Substitute Products

Cradle to plant gate · Net total

Boundary: Cradle to plant gate; Raw materials, inbound transport and manufacturing
GWP method: Not stated by the publisher
CO₂e basis: Net total; Not split by gas; CO₂e only
Life cycle: Upstream: coveredProduction: coveredDownstream: not coveredEnd of life: not covered

Medium quality · Open licence · Any year

Data quality: Medium; No reason given by the publisher
Applies to: Any year; Reference year 2021 · one value; WRAP sets no date window
Origin: Printed by WRAP; Total and parts as published; nothing estimated
Licence: Open · WRAP's terms of use; Free to reuse, with attribution

What this number covers

The path of one kilogram of this food, from the farm to your kitchen. Every step on it is counted.

Land-use change
Included0

Outside this boundary

Use phase
Throwing away packaging and leftovers

= 0.728 per kg

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WRAP field	As printed		Served as
Name and location	Sugar, from sugar cane, from sugar production, at plant/SD Mass S · Multi-region	→	Sugar, from sugar cane, from sugar production, at plant/SD Mass S - mixed · WRAP multi-origin market average
Category	Sugars/Sugar Substitute Products	→	Food and agriculture › Processed food
Boundary	Cradle to Plant Gate (Feed materials only)	→	Cradle to plant gate
Total	0.728201	→	0.728 kgCO₂e/kg, cradle to plant gate
Land-use change	0	→	0 kgCO₂e/kg, kept beside the total
Unit	kg	→	per kg
Publication date	28/03/2024	→	Published 28 March 2024; applies to any year

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Where it applies

Applicable region as published by WRAP: Sudan - Processing Location.

Source and licence

Publisher: WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme)
Library: WRAP v2.0
Published: 28 March 2024

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UK Food & Drink Emission Factors Database v2.0, WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme). Normalised by open-climate.ai, https://open-climate.ai/factors/libraries/wrap/ (CC BY 4.0). https://open-climate.ai/factors/ef-wrap-sugar_from_sugar_cane-wrap_multi_region-kg-cradle_to_plant_gate-d4343e5c/?v=efv1-126e9ae8a5637767e195197ed962501e

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