Family | Species | Common Name | Product | Calories | Per acre Calories |
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Apiaceae | Daucus carota | Carrot | Vegetable | 45/cup | 2 million |
Asteraceae | Helianthus annuus | Sunflower | Seeds | 800/cup | 4.4 million |
Asteraceae | Helianthus tuberosus | Sunchoke | Vegetable | 100/cup | 15 million |
Betulaceae | Corylus spp | Hazelnut | Nuts | 800/cup | 5 million |
Convolvulaceae | Ipomoea batatas | Sweet Potato | Vegetable | 110/medium potato | ? |
Cucurbitaceae | Cucurbita spp | Pumkin/Squash | Vegetable | 80/cup cooked | 1.5 million |
Cucurbitaceae | Cucurbita spp | Pumkin/Squash | Seeds | 285/cup | ? |
Fabaceae | Pisum sativum | Peas | Vegetable | 115/cup | ? |
Linaceae | Linum usitatissimum | Flax | Seeds | 900/cup | ? |
Pedaliaceae | Sesamum indicum | Sesame | Seeds | 800/cup | ? |
Poaceae | Triticum aestivum | Wheat | Grain | 400/cup flour | 4 million |
Poaceae | Zea mays | Corn/Maize | Vegetable | 90/cob | 12 million |
Rosaceae | Malus domestica | Apple | Fruit | 95/medium apple | 11 million |
Solanaceae | Solanum tuberosum | Potato | Vegetable | 160/medium potato | 17 million |
paul wheaton wrote:calories per cup probably isn't as useful as calories per acre.
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Also, calories per acre is going to be highly dependent on where that acre happens to be. Even comparing mono-cultures of corn with standard chemical fertilization, some places are going to produce almost twice as many calories per acre as other places. [1] With a poly-culture and highly varied inputs I would expect the variation to be even greater.Nancy Reading wrote:
I think both would be useful - one for measuring results and the other for planning what to grow.paul wheaton wrote:calories per cup probably isn't as useful as calories per acre.
Nancy Reading wrote:
paul wheaton wrote:calories per cup probably isn't as useful as calories per acre.
I think both would be useful - one for measuring results and the other for planning what to grow.
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