Table 1.
Contribution of different foods (%) to the cropland scarcity footprint (CSF), cropland biodiversity footprint (CBF) and cropland malnutrition footprint (CMF) of Australian adult daily diets (n = 9341). Food groups are as defined by the Australian Dietary Guidelines.
| Food | CSF | CBF | CMF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit | 9.5 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| Vegetables | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| Breads and cereals | 12.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 |
| Fresh meat and alternatives | 27.4 | 23.9 | 26.5 |
| Seafood | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Beef and lamb | 8.8 | 7.3 | 8.1 |
| Poultry | 11.7 | 9.5 | 11.4 |
| Pork | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| Vegetarian alternatives | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| Other livestock products | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
| Dairy and alternatives | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Beverages | 1.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Discretionary foods | 32.7 | 35.6 | 33.6 |
| Sugar-sweetened beverages | 0.7 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| Biscuits, cakes, waffles | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Pastries and pies | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Processed meat products | 12.5 | 10.1 | 11.9 |
| Dairy desserts, cream, butter | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Fried potato and extruded snacks | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Muesli bars, confectionary, chocolate | 2.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| Alcoholic beverages | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 |
| Other | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Healthy fats and oils | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Miscellaneous foods | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 |