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United States Food Miles

Food Tracked From United States

Food has been tracked from United States 355,850 times, covering 1,413,004,407 miles in total.

That works out to an average of 3,971 miles per item - 3% closer than the average distance across everything tracked by the calculator.

Based on average UK government emissions figures, that produces roughly 1191 kg CO2 by plane, 1088 kg CO2 by car, or 222 kg CO2 by train.

According to our Food Miles tool the top 20 items tracked from United States are listed below.

Food Tracked # of checks
Apple 17,879
Sweet Potatoes 16,963
Oranges 15,161
Strawberries 11,340
Blueberries 6,985
Beef 6,357
Grapes 5,952
Sweetcorn 5,306
Banana 5,115
Tomatoes 4,856
Flour 4,767
Chicken 4,420
Potatoes 4,317
Eggs 3,460
Pineapple 3,291
Corn 3,023
Milk 2,888
Carrots 2,813
Cheese 2,790
Almonds 2,677

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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