Question: Which of the following food stuff consume highest amount of water.
Options:
Rice
Beef
Chocolate
Banana
🍫 Chocolate
→ It takes 27,000 liters of water to produce one kilo of cocoa beans.
→ The cocoa bean needs the most water for growth compared to all other plants.
→ For comparison: With the same amount of water, almost 34 kg of apples can grow.
→ Approximately a third of the water consumption is used for transport and storage.
🥩 Beef
→ It takes approximately 1,847 gallons of water to produce 1 pound of beef — that's enough water to fill 39 bathtubs.
🍚 Rice
→ Rice is one of the most important staple foods in the world, and India is one of its largest producers.
→ However, rice production requires a great quantity of water.
→ The rise in population has led to an increase in the demand for food crops, which in turn escalates the amount of water required for irrigation.
→ Traditional farming requires 3,000 to 5,000 liters of water to produce a kilo of rice.
🍌 Banana
→ The total water requirement of banana plants is about 900-1200 mm for their entire life cycle, which can be met through both natural precipitation (rainfall) and supplementary irrigation.