Urban Food Flows

Cities

  • Cape Town
  • London
  • Mexico City
  • Milan

Single-city data

Comparative data

Ideal Diet Analysis

Cape Town London Mexico City Milan
Food Group Ideal (g/day) Actual (g/day) Difference Actual (g/day) Difference Actual (g/day) Difference Actual (g/day) Difference
Vegetables 300 105.0 -65% 168.6 -44% 212.2 -29% 210.3 -30%
Milk - Excluding Butter 250 144.4 -42% 216.0 -14% 278.2 +11% 203.0 -19%
Cereals - Excluding Beer 232 456.1 +97% 108.8 -53% 217.6 -6% 258.4 +11%
Fruits - Excluding Wine 200 77.3 -61% 178.3 -11% 298.8 +49% 210.6 +5%
Oilcrops, Vegetable Oils 72 49.3 -32% -100% 15.4 -79% 40.1 -44%
Pulses 50 3.4 -93% -100% 8.9 -82% 11.3 -77%
Starchy Roots 50 94.5 +89% 80.9 +62% 20.7 -59% 51.4 +3%
Treenuts 50 5.5 -89% 1.3 -97% 4.9 -90% -100%
Meat, Offals, Animal fats 48 195.4 +307% 176.9 +269% 84.9 +77% 109.8 +129%
Fish, Seafood 28 18.1 -35% 25.2 -10% 8.4 -70% 44.2 +58%
Eggs 13 19.7 +52% 18.7 +44% 33.4 +157% 20.8 +60%
Alcoholic Beverages 0 181.4 +181.4 g 140.7 +140.7 g 44.9 +44.9 g 92.8 +92.8 g
Stimulants 0 4.6 +4.6 g 6.3 +6.3 g 7.6 +7.6 g
Sugar & Sweeteners 31 108.5 +250% 13.6 -56% 49.2 +59% 32.7 +5%