The typical number of days food is stored at home between purchase and consumption.
Used to calculate:total proteins, total carbohydrates, total fats and total fibers
Varies by: lifestyle
| Used | lifestyle | Reference | Location: Ecosystem (study period) |
Value | Units | Notes |
|---|
| * | Average American | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 7 | days | Assuming one large shopping trip per week |
| * | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 7 | days | Assuming one large shopping trip or equivalent once a week. |
| * | Average New Yorker | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 3 | days | |
| * | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 3 | days | Assumed to be the same as average New Yorker |
| * | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 42 | days | The amount of stored food probably varied seasonally, with more stored food after harvest and least in early spring. |