Environmental footprints of Chinese foods and beverages: Literature-based construction of a LCA database

To accurately estimate and model the impact of food consumption and potential dietary changes on environment and climate change, the need for country specific data is evident. This study developed a Chinese Food Life Cycle Assessment Database (CFLCAD) in which Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHGE) for 80...

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Main Authors: Cai, Hongyi, Biesbroek, Sander, Wen, Xin, Fan, Shenggen, Veer, Pieter van't, Talsma, Elise F.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127004
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author Cai, Hongyi
Biesbroek, Sander
Wen, Xin
Fan, Shenggen
Veer, Pieter van't
Talsma, Elise F.
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Cai, Hongyi
Fan, Shenggen
Talsma, Elise F.
Veer, Pieter van't
Wen, Xin
author_facet Cai, Hongyi
Biesbroek, Sander
Wen, Xin
Fan, Shenggen
Veer, Pieter van't
Talsma, Elise F.
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description To accurately estimate and model the impact of food consumption and potential dietary changes on environment and climate change, the need for country specific data is evident. This study developed a Chinese Food Life Cycle Assessment Database (CFLCAD) in which Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHGE) for 80 food items, Water Use (WU) for 93 food items and Land Use (LU) for 50 food items were collected through a literature review. To estimate the environmental footprints of food from production to consumption, the study applied conversion factors for the edible portion of food, food loss ratio and processing, storage, packaging, transportation, and food preparation stages. In addition, when no LCA data of a certain food was available, data from food groups with similar nutritional composition or cultivation condition were used as proxies. The database covered 17 food groups and each food item was referenced to the Chinese Food Composition Table and has a unique food code. The CFLCAD can be used to link individual-level food consumption data with nutrition survey in China, to allow for a more accurate estimation of the environmental footprints of Chinese diets.
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spelling CGSpace1270042025-10-26T13:01:28Z Environmental footprints of Chinese foods and beverages: Literature-based construction of a LCA database Cai, Hongyi Biesbroek, Sander Wen, Xin Fan, Shenggen Veer, Pieter van't Talsma, Elise F. food consumption diet environment climate change greenhouse gas emissions water use land use ecological footprint value chains food agriculture nutrition To accurately estimate and model the impact of food consumption and potential dietary changes on environment and climate change, the need for country specific data is evident. This study developed a Chinese Food Life Cycle Assessment Database (CFLCAD) in which Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHGE) for 80 food items, Water Use (WU) for 93 food items and Land Use (LU) for 50 food items were collected through a literature review. To estimate the environmental footprints of food from production to consumption, the study applied conversion factors for the edible portion of food, food loss ratio and processing, storage, packaging, transportation, and food preparation stages. In addition, when no LCA data of a certain food was available, data from food groups with similar nutritional composition or cultivation condition were used as proxies. The database covered 17 food groups and each food item was referenced to the Chinese Food Composition Table and has a unique food code. The CFLCAD can be used to link individual-level food consumption data with nutrition survey in China, to allow for a more accurate estimation of the environmental footprints of Chinese diets. 2022-06 2023-01-12T21:11:21Z 2023-01-12T21:11:21Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127004 en Open Access Elsevier Cai, Hongyi; Biesbroek, Sander; Wen, Xin; Fan, Shenggen; van't Veer, Pieter; and Talsma, Elise F. 2022. Environmental footprints of Chinese foods and beverages: Literature-based construction of a LCA database. Data in Brief 42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2022.108244
spellingShingle food consumption
diet
environment
climate change
greenhouse gas emissions
water use
land use
ecological footprint
value chains
food
agriculture
nutrition
Cai, Hongyi
Biesbroek, Sander
Wen, Xin
Fan, Shenggen
Veer, Pieter van't
Talsma, Elise F.
Environmental footprints of Chinese foods and beverages: Literature-based construction of a LCA database
title Environmental footprints of Chinese foods and beverages: Literature-based construction of a LCA database
title_full Environmental footprints of Chinese foods and beverages: Literature-based construction of a LCA database
title_fullStr Environmental footprints of Chinese foods and beverages: Literature-based construction of a LCA database
title_full_unstemmed Environmental footprints of Chinese foods and beverages: Literature-based construction of a LCA database
title_short Environmental footprints of Chinese foods and beverages: Literature-based construction of a LCA database
title_sort environmental footprints of chinese foods and beverages literature based construction of a lca database
topic food consumption
diet
environment
climate change
greenhouse gas emissions
water use
land use
ecological footprint
value chains
food
agriculture
nutrition
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127004
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