We look at a full life cycle assessment of all products that are used to make a recipe. In a lifecycle assessment we look at 15 factors that determine the environmental impact of the used ingredients. For the four factors that are currently very impactful, being

• Carbon footprint

• Land use,

• Water use

• Nitrogen emissions

​​​we compare the impact of this meal to an average Belgian meal. An average Belgian meal produces, for example, 2.1 kg of CO₂. If the recipes produces less CO₂ the bar will be green, if the number is more or less the same it will be yellow and if the recipe produces more CO₂ the bar will be red.