Table of Contents
- 1 What vegetables have the least amount of water?
- 2 What foods use the least amount of water to produce?
- 3 What are 4 foods that contain at least 80\% water?
- 4 Which fruit does not contain water?
- 5 How can I reduce my water footprint?
- 6 What vegetables require the most water?
- 7 Which fruit or vegetable does not contain water?
What vegetables have the least amount of water?
Drought Tolerant Vegetables
- Lima beans.
- Pole beans.
- Corn.
- Cowpeas, black-eyed peas and field peas.
- Edible amaranth.
- Quinoa.
- Mustard greens.
- Okra.
What foods use the least amount of water to produce?
Beef, sheep and pork meat all require high volumes of water for production also. Tea, beer and wine use the least according to the list. Compared to the production of meat, vegetable foodstuffs require considerably less water – 1kg of potatoes for example uses 287 litres of water.
Which food has the highest water footprint?
Beef
Beef has the highest water footprint of any food, needing 900 gallons to produce an 8oz steak. And beef takes six times the amount of water as lentils to produce the same amount of protein.
What are 4 foods that contain at least 80\% water?
For example, fruits such as apricots, blueberries, oranges, peaches, pineapples, plums and raspberries contain over eighty percent water. Melons such as cantaloupe and watermelon have some of the highest water content, at more than 90 percent.
Which fruit does not contain water?
All fruits and vegetables contain water, but there are dry fruits like walnut, raisins which contain almost negligible amount of water.
What is the water content of a banana?
75\%
The nutrition facts for 1 medium-sized banana (100 grams) are ( 1 ): Calories: 89. Water: 75\%
How can I reduce my water footprint?
Consumers can reduce their direct water footprint (home water use) by installing water saving toilets, applying a water-saving showerhead, closing the tap during teeth brushing, using less water in the garden and by not disposing medicines, paints or other pollutants through the sink.
What vegetables require the most water?
Of all foods, vegetables provide the most water, often being over 90\% water by weight. Vegetables high in water include lettuce, celery, bok choy, radish, cucumber, zucchini, watercress, tomatoes, green bell peppers, and asparagus.
What vegetables are 60\% water?
Your body is made up of 60 percent water, which may sound like a lot until you consider that these 15 vegetables consist of even more, or more than 90 percent water each. They are: Cucumbers Lettuce Celery. Chinese cabbage (such as bok-choy) Radishes Watercress.