Spaghetti/Tomato Sauce
How much water does it take to make a serving of spaghetti
and tomato sauce?
A) 23.7 gallons B) 48.8 gallons
C) 72.6 gallons
Spaghetti is made from wheat. Think about how much water it might take to grow the wheat, to make the wheat into flour and to bake the flour into spaghetti noodles. Then think about how much water it takes to grow the tomatoes and process them into tomato sauce.
Source: Water Education Foundation, Water Inputs in California Food Production, 1991
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