date:Sep 22, 2012
unfrozen (chilled, in cans orin jars) and home prepared.
The study used the carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) thatmeasures greenhouse gases. It found that 100 grams of the frozenpizza, for example, produced 556 to 610 CO2e, while 100 grams ofchilled and home prepared pizza produced 554 to 590 and 569 to580 CO2e respectively.
The most emissions by far were produced by only two steps in themanufacturing, distribution and preparation processes; theproduction of the raw materials (53%) and the pr