Beyond meat

Emission factors for food show how much emissions are produced by different food products during their life cycle. On average, plant-based foods have a lower emission factor than animal-based foods. Around a third of global CO2 emissions come from the food production chain.

Emission factor data: Beyond meat

Field	Value
Emission factor category	Food and beverage
Country	United States of America (USA)
Region	XXXXXXXXXXXX
Company/Organization	University of Michigan
Name	Beyond meat, CO2 equivalent
Emission Type	XXXXXXXXXXXX
Emission factor	3.35 kg/kg
CO2/CO2-equivalent	CO2 equivalent
Life cycle stages	XXXXXXXXXXXX
Year updated	2021
Year published	XXXX
Source	Heller, M. and Keoleian, G. Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burger Life Cycle Assessment: A detailed comparison between a plant- based and an animal-based protein source, 2018.
Verifier	XXXXXXXXXXXX
Eco-labels	XXXXXXXXXXXX
More information	XXXXXXXXXXXX

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