Food Tracked From China
Food has been tracked from China 313,165 times, covering 1,549,227,488 miles in total.
That works out to an average of 4,947 miles per item - 21% further than the average distance across everything tracked by the calculator.
Based on average UK government emissions figures, that produces roughly 1484 kg CO2 by plane, 1355 kg CO2 by car, or 277 kg CO2 by train.
According to our Food Miles tool the top 20 items tracked from China are listed below.
| Food Tracked | # of checks |
|---|---|
| Rice | 29,894 |
| Apple | 12,895 |
| Pineapple | 12,207 |
| Garlic | 10,437 |
| Oranges | 10,062 |
| Noodles | 9,482 |
| Tea | 7,957 |
| Kiwi | 6,218 |
| Salt | 5,065 |
| Banana | 4,802 |
| Peaches | 4,459 |
| Potatoes | 4,147 |
| Soy Sauce | 4,081 |
| Watermelon | 3,999 |
| Ginger | 3,807 |
| Onions | 3,529 |
| Grapes | 3,499 |
| Tomatoes | 3,308 |
| Eggs | 3,246 |
| Chicken | 3,047 |
Wondering how far this really gets you, and what it means for your own choices? See what the current research says about food miles, or find out whether food miles still matter in 2026.
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