Ingredients Library

Every ingredient used across your recipes with climate, cost, origin, and a better alternative when one exists.

In season now (Jan) Off-season Year-round staple

Ingredient

Type

CO₂e/DFU

CHF/kg

Protein/100kcal

Origin

Season

# Recipes

Alternative

Potato

vegetable

vegetable

1,205

2.6 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Year-round

60

—

Onion

vegetable

vegetable

1,202

2.8 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Year-round

60

—

Butter

dairy

dairy

2,483

0.1 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Year-round

60

—

Cream

dairy

dairy

3,438

0.6 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Year-round

60

—

Cheese

protein eggs dairy

protein eggs dairy

7,283

6.2 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Year-round

60

—

Bread

grain refined

grain refined

1,139

3.4 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Year-round

45

Whole-grain bread

Tomato

vegetable

vegetable

6,604

5.0 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

In season

Jun–Oct

30

—

Salad greens

vegetable

vegetable

4,445

9.3 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

In season

Apr–Oct

18

—

Beef

protein red meat

protein red meat

34,454

10.4 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Year-round

11

Soy mince

Chicken

protein poultry

protein poultry

4,653

18.8 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Year-round

10

Tofu

Veal

protein red meat

protein red meat

28,803

14.0 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Year-round

9

Seitan

Salmon

protein fish

protein fish

4,635

9.6 g

Import

Norway

—

8

—

Pork

protein red meat

protein red meat

7,098

11.2 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Year-round

6

Soy mince

Mushrooms

vegetable

vegetable

10,050

14.1 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Off-season

Aug–Nov

5

—

Chickpeas

legume

legume

1,268

5.5 g

EU

Italy

—

5

—

Lentils

legume

legume

1,424

7.8 g

EU

France

Year-round

4

—

Tofu

protein plant

protein plant

3,482

10.5 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Year-round

2

—

Bacon

protein processed meat

protein processed meat

6,158

3.1 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Year-round

0

—

Sausage

protein processed meat

protein processed meat

9,550

4.1 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Year-round

0

—

Cod

protein fish

protein fish

5,561

22.0 g

Import

Norway

In season

Mar–Oct

0

—

Tuna

protein fish

protein fish

4,535

21.2 g

Import

Spain

—

0

—

Egg

protein eggs dairy

protein eggs dairy

4,670

9.1 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Year-round

0

—

Milk

dairy

dairy

6,568

5.2 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Year-round

0

—

Tempeh

protein plant

protein plant

1,806

10.4 g

EU

Germany

—

0

Tofu

Seitan

protein plant

protein plant

764

20.3 g

EU

Germany

—

0

Tofu

Soy mince

protein plant

protein plant

815

15.5 g

EU

Germany

—

0

Tofu

Beans

legume

legume

1,235

7.1 g

EU

Italy

In season

Jul–Oct

0

—

Edamame

legume

legume

1,358

9.0 g

EU

France

—

0

—

Jackfruit

protein plant

protein plant

5,678

1.8 g

Import

Thailand

—

0

Tofu

White rice

grain refined

grain refined

6,201

2.1 g

EU

Italy

—

0

Brown rice

Brown rice

grain whole

grain whole

6,264

2.2 g

EU

Italy

—

0

Whole-grain bread

Pasta

grain refined

grain refined

2,559

3.7 g

EU

Italy

—

0

Whole-grain pasta

Whole-grain pasta

grain whole

grain whole

2,560

4.0 g

EU

Italy

—

0

Whole-grain bread

Whole-grain bread

grain whole

grain whole

1,016

5.3 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Year-round

0

—

Quinoa

grain whole

grain whole

2,885

3.7 g

Import

Peru

—

0

Whole-grain bread

Barley

grain whole

grain whole

2,428

1.9 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Year-round

0

—

Gnocchi

grain refined

grain refined

2,191

2.3 g

EU

Italy

—

0

Bread

Pumpkin

vegetable

vegetable

2,207

3.8 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Off-season

Sep–Dec

0

—

Eggplant

vegetable

vegetable

6,661

4.0 g

EU

Italy

In season

Jul–Oct

0

Potato

Carrot

vegetable

vegetable

1,229

2.2 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Year-round

0

—

Leek

vegetable

vegetable

1,342

2.5 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Off-season

Sep–Mar

0

—

Spinach

vegetable

vegetable

6,825

12.6 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Off-season

Mar–Jun · Sep–Oct

0

—

Avocado

fruit

fruit

4,456

1.3 g

Import

Spain

—

0

Apple

Mango

fruit

fruit

6,238

1.3 g

Import

Spain

—

0

Apple

Lemon

fruit

fruit

2,135

3.8 g

EU

Italy

Year-round

0

Apple

Apple

fruit

fruit

1,675

0.6 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Year-round

0

—

Nuts & seeds

nut seed

nut seed

682

3.3 g

EU

Italy

—

0

—

Tahini

nut seed

nut seed

1,027

2.9 g

Import

Spain

—

0

—

Olive oil

fat oil

fat oil

2,333

—

EU

Italy

Year-round

0

—

Herbs

herb spice

herb spice

4,685

7.5 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

In season

Apr–Oct

0

—

Sugar

sugar sweet

sugar sweet

4,312

—

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

—

0

—

Chocolate

sugar sweet

sugar sweet

8,990

0.9 g

🇨🇭 Local

Switzerland

Year-round

0

—