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. 2017 Aug 2;12(8):e0181301. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181301

Table 2. Per capita meat consumption in the US.

Data from [28]. Uncertainty not available.

Red Meat Poultry Fish Total
Mass Consumed (kg yr-1 cap-1) 32.4 24.6 2.6 59.6
Energy Density (kJ g-1) a 12.2 9.5 5.0 10.8 b
Energy Consumed (MJ yr-1 cap-1) 393 235 13 641
Total calories from meat consumed per year by humans (PJ yr-1) 206
Percent of Americans' calories from meat 20% c

a Values used by the USDA in their calculations

b Average of energy densities weighted by consumption.

c Americans' total energy consumption from Table 1.