How Far Has It Travelled?
In total "Quinoa" has been searched for 2,968 times. The total mileage contribution of this is 16,984,006 miles!
This means that the average distance is 5,722 miles - that's 40% further than the average distance across everything tracked by the calculator.
Based on average UK government emissions figures, travelling that distance produces roughly 1717 kg CO2 by plane, 1568 kg CO2 by car, or 320 kg CO2 by train.
The Top 20 sources are shown below:
| Country From | # of checks |
|---|---|
| Peru | 2,174 |
| Brazil | 89 |
| United States | 71 |
| Chile | 69 |
| Ecuador | 63 |
| Australia | 39 |
| Argentina | 36 |
| France | 36 |
| Canada | 35 |
| Taiwan | 28 |
| Paraguay | 24 |
| Colombia | 23 |
| United Kingdom | 18 |
| American Samoa | 17 |
| Netherlands | 15 |
| China | 15 |
| South Africa | 14 |
| India | 13 |
| Italy | 12 |
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Organic Red Quinoa, Red Quinoa
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