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. 2022 Jan 13;115(2):378–387. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab338

TABLE 2.

Weight consumed, kilocalories, and greenhouse gas emissions of the items listed in the diet recall for 1 individual (#54,886) before and after a single-item substitution1

Item Meal2 Food description Grams kcal GHGE3
1 M1 Granola, low fat, Kellogg's 73.5 284 0.060
2 M1 Milk, cow, fluid, skim or nonfat 122.5 42 0.168
3 M1 Cranberries, dried 27.5 85 0.050
4 M1 Banana, raw 118.0 105 0.058
5 M1 Pineapple juice 203.1 108 0.440
6 M1 Coffee, espresso 59.2 1 0.011
7 M1 Sugar, white, granulated or lump 4.2 16 0.004
8 M1 Water, tap 118.5 0 0.000
9 S1 Pecans 7.5 52 0.019
10 M2 Ground beef, 95% or more lean, cooked 94.3 153 3.969
11 M2 Bread, whole wheat, NS as to 100% 26.0 68 0.012
12 M2 Wine, table, red 102.9 87 0.122
13 M2 Broccoli, cooked, fat added in cooking 241.5 142 0.242
14 M2 Applesauce, stewed apples, unsweetened 366.0 154 0.121
15 M2 Water, tap 118.5 0 0.000
16 D1 Coffee, espresso 59.2 1 0.011
17 D1 Sugar, white, granulated or lump 4.2 16 0.004
18 D2 Water, tap 237.0 0 0.000
19 M3 Pork roast, NS as to cut, cooked, lean only 84.0 175 0.668
20 M3 Bread, whole wheat, NS as to 100% 18.0 47 0.008
21 M3 Olive oil 6.8 60 0.030
22 M3 Olive oil 13.5 119 0.061
23 M3 Tomatoes, raw 85.0 15 0.049
24 M3 Lettuce, arugula, raw 10.0 3 0.004
25 M3 Onions, mature, raw 20.0 8 0.009
26 M3 Wine, table, red 102.9 87 0.122
27 M3 Cantaloupe (muskmelon), raw 516.8 176 0.442
28 M3 Water, tap 118.5 0 0.000
29 D3 Water, tap 118.5 0 0.000
Total kcal and GHGE in original diet 2004 6.684
Substitution for item 10
10S M2 Turkey, ground 104.6 153 0.409
Total kcal and GHGE in substitution diet 2004 3.124
1

NS, not specified.

2

Meals (M), snacks (S), or drinks (D), identified here numerically in the order during the day they were eaten or drunk.

3

GHGE refers to greenhouse gas emissions from the production of each food and is measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalents (kg CO2-eq).