The Water Cost Of Food
January 30, 2014 in Daily Bulletin
Rachel Feltman took a look at the amount of water logged in common food items:
- Each egg requires 53 gallons of water to produce. This includes the cost of water-intensive grain feed and drinking water.
- A classic Hershey bar requires 317 gallons of water to produce.
- A typical pizza slice costs 42 gallons of water. That includes the water for the dough, the cheese and the sauce. Mozzarella in particular is water heavy.
- However water use varies by region. A French pizza slice only costs requires 21 gallons of water.
Read more about the water embedded in every day food items here.
Source: Quartz
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