Embodied energy in apples

Embodied energy is the energy that is put into any material.  For an apple this would consist primarily of the energy to farm and transport it.  In this analysis the farming portion of the embodied energy will be neglected.  Thus the embodied energy consists of the energy to transport the apple.  In season and out of season scenarios will be considered.  For the in season we will assume that the individual makes the very energy conscious decision to buy local.  All the embodied energy comes from driving the apple from the orchard to the local farmers market.

Thus the in season embodied energy in season is .186 kWh.

For out of season the energy per apple is computed by finding the energy to ship it from New Zealand to LA then to ship it by truck from LA to IC.