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Basil Food Miles

How Far Has It Travelled?

In total "Basil" has been searched for 6,472 times. The total mileage contribution of this is 19,995,895 miles!

This means that the average distance is 3,090 miles - that's 24% closer than the average distance across everything tracked by the calculator.

Based on average UK government emissions figures, travelling that distance produces roughly 927 kg CO2 by plane, 847 kg CO2 by car, or 173 kg CO2 by train.

The Top 20 sources are shown below:

Country From # of checks
Israel 1,360
India 1,224
Kenya 636
Italy 610
United Kingdom 286
Ethiopia 220
Thailand 147
France 131
United States 122
Australia 109
Spain 104
Egypt 92
Jordan 91
South Africa 86
China 70
Morocco 66
New Zealand 63
Germany 51
Greece 50

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Due to the food types being user entered, these might also be of use:

Barilla Rustic Basil Pesto, Basil Leaves, Basil Pesto, Basilicum, Bunch Basil, Dried Basil, Fresh Basil, Thai Basil

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