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Salad Stats: The Financial Impact of a Fresh Favorite

SALAD STATS The Financial Impact of a Fresh Favorite mint. .com 81% of Americans eat at least one salad a week. CALLOUT KEY: Annual Production In 2009 One in Five Annual Consumption Per Capita eat a salad almost every day. Total Value 24 In 2009 72% say that salads are one of their favorite foods. Lettuce Head, romaine, and leaf 9.0 billion pounds 28.2 pounds per person $ $2,183,048,000 More than three-quarters of the nation's head lettuce comes from the state of California. Fresh Tonmatoes 5.4 billion pounds 18.7 pounds per person $ $2,373,718,000 Chances are, the tomatoes in your salad came from Florida or California, which combined account for 70% of fresh market tomato production annually. Cucumber Carrots A 252 million pounds A 2.2 billion pounds 6.7 pounds per person 10.1 pounds per person $ $402,645,000 $ $588,942,000 Onions Cranberries A 7.5 billion pounds A 755 million pounds 21.1 pounds per person 2.2 pounds per person $ $816,395,000 $ $453,664,000 Strawberries Croutons A 2.5 billion pounds A 1.0 billion bushels for bread flour 8.1 pounds per person v 134.6 pounds per person $ $1,885,259,000 $ $6,640,000,000 AMERICA'S FAVORITES? 54% of Americans say RANCH their favorite salad dressing BLUE CHEESE has changed since childhood. ITALIAN FRENCH SOURCES: CATALINA USDA.gov, AGMRC.org, Cornell.edu, KraftFoodsCompany.com (OTHER) 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

Salad Stats: The Financial Impact of a Fresh Favorite

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With all the talk about obesity problems and unhealthy eating, you may be surprised to find out that Americans actually love eating their salad. One in five people eat a salad almost every day and nea...

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