Processed food emission factors
Food and feed that has undergone at least a first transformation, through to prepared meals: flour and milled cereals, crude and refined vegetable oil, sugar, starch, dairy products, cured and cut meat, canned and frozen goods. From 7 libraries, filed in one model so one publisher's factor compares with another's.
What the 22 factor pages say
One chart per unit, since a kilogram and a kWh do not compare. Colour is the boundary, what the factor counts; every row also names it.
Per kg · 12 factor pages
Log scale: each gridline is 10 times the last- Burgundy-style beef stewCradle to consumer25
AGRIBALYSE · France · 2020
- Boiled meat with vegetablesCradle to consumer17.7
AGRIBALYSE · France · 2020
- Almond cakeCradle to consumer4.47
AGRIBALYSE · France · 2020
- Lasagna or cannelloni with fishCradle to consumer4.09
AGRIBALYSE · France · 2020
- Shepherd's pie with duck, cookedCradle to consumer3.6
AGRIBALYSE · France · 2020
- Dairy dessert for baby, custard typeCradle to consumer2.49
AGRIBALYSE · France · 2020
- FructoseCradle to consumer1.92
AGRIBALYSE · France · 2020
- Tomato sauce, w mushrooms, prepackedCradle to consumer1.77
AGRIBALYSE · France · 2020
- Pop-corn or popped maize, with caramelCradle to consumer1.73
AGRIBALYSE · France · 2020
- Baby food jar with vegetables, from 4-6 monthsCradle to consumer1.21
AGRIBALYSE · France · 2020
- Saccharin sweetenerCradle to consumer0.746
AGRIBALYSE · France · 2020
- Wheat branCradle to consumer0.372
AGRIBALYSE · France · 2020
Per JPY · 5 factor pages
Linear scale, from 0.001- Snack food manufacturingCradle to gate0.00392
Open CEDA · Fiji · 2025
- Ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturingCradle to gate0.00217
Open CEDA · Slovenia · 2025
- Bread and bakery product manufacturingCradle to gate0.00215
Open CEDA · Philippines · 2025
- Cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla manufacturingCradle to gate0.00179
Open CEDA · Chile · 2025
- Sugar and confectionery product manufacturingCradle to gate0.00149
Open CEDA · Sweden · 2025
Per CAD · 2 factor pages
Linear scale, from 0- Bread, rolls and flatbreadsCradle to gate0.447
OpenIO-Canada · Saskatchewan · 2022
- Margarine and cooking oilsCradle to gate0.0748
OpenIO-Canada · Yukon · 2022
Per EUR · 2 factor pages
Linear scale, from 0.5- SugarCradle to gate2.51
EXIOBASE · Rest of World: Africa (EXIOBASE) · 2019
- Food products necCradle to gate0.711
EXIOBASE · Australia · 2019
Per USD
USEEIO puts Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing at 0.576 kgCO₂e/USD (Cradle to store gate, 2023), the only factor page in this unit.
Source: the published factor pages, catalogue version 591.
Who publishes these factors
7 libraries publish them. Each name opens the library's page.
Open CEDA (3,278) and AGRIBALYSE (881) hold 85% of them; the other 5 publish the rest (737).
- Open CEDA3,278
- AGRIBALYSE881
- OpenIO-Canada312
- WRAP206
- EXIOBASE196
- USEEIO22
- ADEME1
Source: open-climate.ai catalogue, version 591, coverage summed over libraries.
Every factor page
Sorted by library. Each factor is also on its library's page.
| Activity | Library | Region | Boundary | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almond cake | AGRIBALYSE | France | Cradle to consumer | 4.47 kgCO₂e/kg | 2020 |
| Baby food jar with vegetables, from 4-6 months | AGRIBALYSE | France | Cradle to consumer | 1.21 kgCO₂e/kg | 2020 |
| Boiled meat with vegetables | AGRIBALYSE | France | Cradle to consumer | 17.7 kgCO₂e/kg | 2020 |
| Burgundy-style beef stew | AGRIBALYSE | France | Cradle to consumer | 25 kgCO₂e/kg | 2020 |
| Dairy dessert for baby, custard type | AGRIBALYSE | France | Cradle to consumer | 2.49 kgCO₂e/kg | 2020 |
| Fructose | AGRIBALYSE | France | Cradle to consumer | 1.92 kgCO₂e/kg | 2020 |
| Lasagna or cannelloni with fish | AGRIBALYSE | France | Cradle to consumer | 4.09 kgCO₂e/kg | 2020 |
| Pop-corn or popped maize, with caramel | AGRIBALYSE | France | Cradle to consumer | 1.73 kgCO₂e/kg | 2020 |
| Saccharin sweetener | AGRIBALYSE | France | Cradle to consumer | 0.746 kgCO₂e/kg | 2020 |
| Shepherd's pie with duck, cooked | AGRIBALYSE | France | Cradle to consumer | 3.6 kgCO₂e/kg | 2020 |
| Tomato sauce, w mushrooms, prepacked | AGRIBALYSE | France | Cradle to consumer | 1.77 kgCO₂e/kg | 2020 |
| Wheat bran | AGRIBALYSE | France | Cradle to consumer | 0.372 kgCO₂e/kg | 2020 |
| Food products nec | EXIOBASE | Australia | Cradle to gate | 0.711 kgCO₂e/EUR | 2019 |
| Sugar | EXIOBASE | Rest of World: Africa (EXIOBASE) | Cradle to gate | 2.51 kgCO₂e/EUR | 2019 |
| Bread and bakery product manufacturing | Open CEDA | Philippines | Cradle to gate | 0.00215 kgCO₂e/JPY | 2025 |
| Cookie, cracker, pasta, and tortilla manufacturing | Open CEDA | Chile | Cradle to gate | 0.00179 kgCO₂e/JPY | 2025 |
| Ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturing | Open CEDA | Slovenia | Cradle to gate | 0.00217 kgCO₂e/JPY | 2025 |
| Snack food manufacturing | Open CEDA | Fiji | Cradle to gate | 0.00392 kgCO₂e/JPY | 2025 |
| Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing | Open CEDA | Sweden | Cradle to gate | 0.00149 kgCO₂e/JPY | 2025 |
| Bread, rolls and flatbreads | OpenIO-Canada | Saskatchewan | Cradle to gate | 0.447 kgCO₂e/CAD | 2022 |
| Margarine and cooking oils | OpenIO-Canada | Yukon | Cradle to gate | 0.0748 kgCO₂e/CAD | 2022 |
| Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing | USEEIO | United States | Cradle to store gate | 0.576 kgCO₂e/USD | 2023 |
Other subcategories
- Plant products2,888 factors · 18 pages
- Animal products2,776 factors · 19 pages
- Beverages863 factors · 17 pages
- Animal feed336 factors · 5 pages
- Agricultural operations194 factors · 4 pages
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