Food Tracked From Ireland
Food has been tracked from Ireland 116,123 times, covering 72,059,986 miles in total.
That works out to an average of 621 miles per item - 85% closer than the average distance across everything tracked by the calculator.
Based on average UK government emissions figures, that produces roughly 186 kg CO2 by plane, 170 kg CO2 by car, or 35 kg CO2 by train.
According to our Food Miles tool the top 20 items tracked from Ireland are listed below.
| Food Tracked | # of checks |
|---|---|
| Potatoes | 7,263 |
| Mushrooms | 6,660 |
| Beef | 5,434 |
| Butter | 2,690 |
| Cheese | 2,456 |
| Carrots | 2,165 |
| Hamburger | 2,156 |
| Apple | 1,910 |
| Milk | 1,683 |
| Eggs | 1,537 |
| Chicken | 1,430 |
| Wholewheat Fusilli Pasta | 1,377 |
| Banana | 1,301 |
| Strawberries | 1,206 |
| Bread | 1,164 |
| Pasta | 1,133 |
| Barley | 981 |
| Honey | 865 |
| Ham | 862 |
| Beef Mince | 841 |
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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