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Graphic titled “Not All Animal Foods Act Like Protein.” Subtitle: “A comparison of protein-dominant and fat-dominant foods based on how they actually behave in the kitchen.” A Venn diagram with two overlapping circles. The left circle is labeled “Protein-dominant,” the right circle “Fat-dominant.” Protein-dominant foods (left circle): chicken breast, shrimp, cod, turkey breast, tilapia, eggs, tofu, lentils, tempeh, and sirloin tip. Fat-dominant foods (right circle): butter (listed twice), tallow, foie gras, lard, duck fat, and pork fatback. Foods in the overlapping middle (both protein- and fat-dominant characteristics): chicharron, chicken feet, bacon, pork belly, chicken skin, paneer, pig feet, and sausage. Source note at bottom: “Source: Artist Interpretation.” Bottom right corner includes the Gourmet Data logo.
Horizontal bar chart on a black background showing the number of appearances of common ingredients. Butter, egg, onion, flour, and garlic appear most often (40k–60k range), followed by baking powder, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon. Less frequent ingredients include cayenne pepper, nutmeg, bacon, chili powder, and cornstarch, each below 10k appearances. https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/idgdio/oc_top_30_most_common_ingredients_based_on_the/
Six circular diagrams comparing main calorie sources in Mainland China, South Korea, and the Maldives between 1961 and 2019. In China, sweet potatoes (19%) in 1961 were replaced by pork (11%) and wheat (17%) in 2019. In South Korea, barley (27%) nearly vanished as wheat and soybean oil rose. In the Maldives, coconuts and sugar dominated in 1961, replaced by rice (23%), wheat (20%), and fish (8%) by 2019. Blue labels mark foods that decreased, red those that increased. https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-global-diet-homogeneous-food-security-risk/
Infographic comparing global food transport methods by share and emissions. Boats carry 59% of food miles with only 20g CO₂ per tonne-kilometer, roads 31% with 400g, rail 10% with 60g, and planes just 0.2% but emit 1130g CO₂ per tonne-kilometer. The chart highlights that most food is shipped by boat, which is far more carbon-efficient than air transport.
Sankey diagram titled 'How the World Uses Its Land,' illustrating the distribution of Earth's surface and the allocation of habitable land. The chart shows that 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by the ocean, while 29% is land. Of this land, 22% is classified as habitable, with the remainder being glaciers (3%) and barren land (4%). The habitable land is further divided into different land uses: about half (48 million km²) is used for agriculture, including grazing land (~7%), cropland for food (~2%), cropland for animal feed (~1%), and non-food/biofuel crops (0.4%). Other land uses include forests (~8%), shrublands (~3%), lakes and rivers (~1%), and urban areas (0.2%). The chart highlights that a significant portion of agricultural land is dedicated to livestock rather than direct human food production.