Table 5 Global warming potential results in kg CO₂e per 48 oz. of milk produced (without packaging)

From: Life cycle assessment of California unsweetened almond milk

Source	Process stage	Milk type
Source	Process stage	Pea	Almond	Soy	Coconut	Oat	Dairy
This study (2017 results)	Farming	–	0.11	–	–	–	–
	Processing	–	0.28	–	–	–	–
	Total	–	0.39	–	–	–	–
Clune et al. (2017)	Total	–	0.58	1.21	0.58	–	1.90
Florén et al. (2013)	Farming	–	–	–	–	0.11	1.52
	Processing	–	–	–	–	0.42	0.18
	Total	–	–	–	–	0.54	1.70
Grant and Hick (2017)	Total	–	0.40	0.24	–	–	1.72
Henderson and Unnasch (2017)^a	Farming	0.09	0.05	0.04	–	–	1.81
	Processing	0.35	0.34	0.37	–	–	0.16
	Total	0.44	0.39	0.42	–	–	1.97
Thoma et al. (2013a), Thoma et al. (2013b)^b	Farming	–	–	–	–	–	1.67
	Processing	–	–	–	–	–	0.13
	Total	–	–	–	–	–	1.80
Granarolo (2016)	Farming	–	–	0.67	–	–	–
	Processing	–	–	0.38	–	–	–
	Total	–	–	1.05	–	–	–

^aCo-product credits (− 0.14 kg CO₂e for pea and − 0.023 kg CO₂e for almond) are included in the processing stage
^bTotal value is derived from Thoma et al. (2013a), breakdown by life cycle stage based on Thoma et al. (2013b)

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