Table 1.

DIEM parent categories with illustrative “environmental impact scores,” aggregating scores for land use; site-of-origin adjusted water use; nitrogen inputs (i.e., eutrophication); and greenhouse gas emissions.

Parent category	Parent category score (scaled mean of scaled aggregate EIS per g)	Mean of scaled aggregate EIS per g	Range (low end)	Range (high end)	Standard deviation	# of food items
Beef	100	85.92	73.97	100.00	13.14	3
Other red meat	89	76.64	76.64	76.64	0.00	1
Processed meat	55	46.93	29.47	98.14	35.79	6
Extracted oils—corn and olive	53	45.32	22.25	63.83	25.29	2
Butter	43	37.29	33.82	33.82	0.00	1
Tree nuts	39	33.46	8.44	45.71	16.09	6
Crustaceans	35	30.49	30.80	30.80	0.00	1
Sweets/dessert items	20	17.17	0.95	62.90	24.30	7
Cheese	18.04	15.50	5.14	29.45	9.84	10
Pork	17.97	15.44	14.08	16.72	1.87	2
Poultry	15	12.98	12.82	12.82	1.78	1
Fish	13	11.56	4.43	29.22	8.6	15
Other dairy (except butter, cheese)	10	8.17	2.27	25.16	7.56	12
Alcohol, liquor	8	6.93	6.97	6.97	0.00	1
Extracted oils—other	5.87	5.04	1.49	9.06	2.41	8
Refined grains and grain products	5.53	4.75	2.33	7.71	2.23	6
Alcohol, wine	5.17	4.44	3.65	3.84	0.13	2
Eggs	4.93	4.24	4.18	4.18	0.00	1
Mollusks	4.62	3.97	4.06	4.06	0.00	2
Whole grains	4.02	3.46	1.46	6.27	1.84	6
Fruits	3.56	3.06	0.74	5.97	1.66	20
Legumes	3.01	2.59	0.78	6.01	1.85	8
Beverages	2.74	2.36	0.00	5.44	2.23	14
Vegetables, starchy	2.57	2.21	0.42	5.90	2.14	5
Vegetables, non-starchy	2.39	2.05	0.52	5.53	1.87	21
Meat alternative—tofu	2.06	1.77	1.72	1.72	0.00	1
Peanuts	1.83	1.57	1.53	1.53	0.00	1
Dairy alternatives—all	1.75	1.50	0.26	2.97	1.87	3
Alcohol, beer	1	0.75	0.61	0.90	0.21	2