How Far Has It Travelled?
In total "Plum Tomatoes" has been searched for 1,267 times. The total mileage contribution of this is 1,947,081 miles!
This means that the average distance is 1,537 miles - that's 62% closer than the average distance across everything tracked by the calculator.
Based on average UK government emissions figures, travelling that distance produces roughly 461 kg CO2 by plane, 421 kg CO2 by car, or 86 kg CO2 by train.
For context: growing/producing 1kg of tomatoes is estimated to generate roughly 2.09 kg CO2e in total (land use, farming, processing and packaging combined) - for most foods, that's far more than the transport emissions above. See what the research says about why what you eat usually matters more than how far it travelled. (Estimate for the closest matching category, Tomatoes, not this exact product - source: Our World in Data, based on Poore & Nemecek 2018.)
The Top 20 sources are shown below:
| Country From | # of checks |
|---|---|
| Morocco | 491 |
| Italy | 327 |
| Spain | 194 |
| Netherlands | 40 |
| United States | 28 |
| Malaysia | 24 |
| United Kingdom | 24 |
| Senegal | 16 |
| Mexico | 15 |
| Ireland | 10 |
| France | 8 |
| Australia | 7 |
| Romania | 6 |
| Russia | 4 |
| China | 4 |
| Portugal | 4 |
| Bahrain | 3 |
| Belgium | 3 |
| Poland | 3 |
Related Items
Due to the food types being user entered, these might also be of use:
Baby Plum Tomatoes, Peeled Plum Tomatoes, Tin Of Plum Tomatoes, Tin Plum Tomatoes, Tinned Plum Tomatoes, Tins Plum Tomatoes
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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