Table 1.
Contribution of different foods (%) to the climate footprint of Australian adult daily diets (n = 9341) assessed using the Global Warming Potential Star (GWP*) climate metric. Food groups are as defined by the Australian Dietary Guidelines [26].
| Food | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| Vegetables | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.5 |
| Breads and cereals | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.2 |
| Fresh meat and alternatives | 35.8 | 35.5 | 35.7 |
| Seafood | (3.5) | (4.0) | (3.7) |
| Beef and lamb | (24.0) | (23.4) | (23.8) |
| Poultry | (5.5) | (5.4) | (5.4) |
| Pork | (1.5) | (1.3) | (1.4) |
| Vegetarian alternatives | (1.3) | (1.4) | (1.3) |
| Other livestock products | (<0.1) | (<0.1) | (<0.1) |
| Dairy and alternatives | 11.7 | 13.4 | 12.4 |
| Beverages | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| Discretionary choices | 34.1 | 29.2 | 32.0 |
| Sugar sweetened beverages | (1.5) | (1.2) | (1.4) |
| Biscuits, cakes, waffles | (1.3) | (1.6) | (1.4) |
| Pastries and pies | (3.2) | (2.9) | (3.1) |
| Processed meat products | (17.6) | (13.5) | (15.9) |
| Dairy desserts, cream, butter | (2.6) | (2.5) | (2.6) |
| Fried potato and extruded snacks | (0.7) | (0.7) | (0.7) |
| Muesli bars, confectionary, chocolate | (1.4) | (1.8) | (1.6) |
| Alcoholic beverages | (4.9) | (3.8) | (4.4) |
| Other | (0.8) | (1.1) | (0.9) |
| Healthy fats and oils | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Miscellaneous foods | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |