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Do you know which takes more water?

Do you know which of these takes more water (during all prior processes) to produce a pound? I just want to see how many people know this.

a) wheat, b) broccoli, c) beef, d) coffee

Update:

Including the water required to grow the feed for beef cows, it takes about 7,000 liters of water for each pound. This is 2-3 times higher than chicken or goat, by the by.

Coffee, however, takes 9,500 liters to produce a dry pound, so technically it is "thirstier" than beef.

600 liters per pound wheat.

Actually, I don't know the figure for broccoli but it is nowhere near coffee or beef.

Check out waterfootprint.org or read "When the Rivers Run Dry" by Fred Pierce if you want to get more information.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    beef - by far

  • 1 decade ago

    by far beef. My steers drink over 5 gallons of water a day each.

    Source(s): I breed black angus and pedmonte cows.
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I say broccoli.?

    But i dont really know.

    Im clueless.

  • 1 decade ago

    broccoli??

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    1 decade ago

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