Orange juice’s carbon footprint

Pretty big, actually

By Culinate staff

February 6, 2009

Americans love their orange juice. So Pepsi, which owns Tropicana, decided to do a little research into their fruity product’s environmental impact. What’s the worst aspect of orange-juice production? According to the New York Times, it ain’t processing or transportation but growing the oranges themselves — largely because of the fertilizers used. Pepsi says it plans to figure out ways to reduce orange juice’s carbon footprint — and maybe have healthier ag, as well.