Life Cycle Assessment of pig production: A case study in Galicia

Noya, I.; Villanueva-Rey, Pedro; González‐García, Sara; Fernández, María José Alonso; Rodríguez, Manuel R.; Moreira, Marı́a Teresa

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.11.160

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“…Within environmental pressures, GHG emissions receive special attention (Garnett, 2011). There are multiple studies focused on the environmental profiles of individual food products such as onion (Aguilera et al, 2015), yogurt (González-García et al, 2013a), cheese (Berlin, 2002;González-García et al, 2013b), canned tuna (Hospido and Tyedmers, 2005), bread (Andersson and Ohlsson, 1999), cod fillets (Ziegler et al, 2003), pork (Noya et al, 2017) or tomato ketchup (Andersson et al, 1998). However, studies that focus on environmental profiles related to dietary patterns have started to attract interest in recent years (Van Kernebeek et al, 2014;Coelho et al, 2016;Pernollet et al, 2016).…”

Section: Estimating the Carbon Footprint Of The Atlantic Dietmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards an environmentally sustainable and healthy Atlantic dietary pattern: Life cycle carbon footprint and nutritional quality

Esteve-Llorens

Darriba

Moreira

et al. 2019

Science of The Total Environment

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Production and consumption of food has a significant effect on climate change. The effect of different consumption habits on the environment should not be under estimated, as there are different studies that mention the environmental impact associated with different foods, especially those of animal origin. The analysis of the Atlantic diet (AD), as the most common dietary pattern in Northwestern Spain, serves as an example of a diet with a high consumption of local, fresh and seasonal products, home cooking and low-processed foods. The evaluation was carried out by quantifying the carbon footprint following the Life Cycle Analysis methodology and identifying its nutritional quality according to the value of the Nutrient-rich Dietary index (NRD9.3.). According to the main results, the consumption of livestock products and shellfish is responsible for most GHG emissions (70% of the total). The basic ingredients of the AD, such as vegetables and legumes, make a relatively minor contribution (with an impact of 30% of the total) to the total carbon footprint of 3.01 kg COeq·person·day. As regards nutritional quality, AD has a high nutritional score (474), mainly due to the low intake of sodium, added sugars and saturated fats (nutrients to be limited in healthy diets). In general, both the carbon footprint and the nutritional index score are consistent with those of other studies on the Mediterranean diet, which has been recognised as beneficial. Therefore, it can be concluded that the AD may be recommended from a nutritional and environmental point of view, mainly due to the high intake of fish and vegetables. The communication of this valuable environmental and nutritional information to consumers should be taken into account when considering strategic actions for the adoption of healthy and sustainable dietary patterns.

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Section: Estimating the Carbon Footprint Of The Atlantic Dietmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards an environmentally sustainable and healthy Atlantic dietary pattern: Life cycle carbon footprint and nutritional quality

Esteve-Llorens

Darriba

Moreira

et al. 2019

Science of The Total Environment

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“…It is therefore important to take potential uncertainty into account when discussing the results. (Aguilera et al, 2015;Clune et al, 2017;González-García et al, 2013;Gunady et al, 2012;Iribarren et al, 2011;Nielsen et al, 2013;Notarnicola et al, 2017;Noya et al, 2017;Volpe et al, 2015), attending to the Atlantic diet pyramid and other relevant studies in literature (Castañé and Antón, 2017). In order to apply a similar scope for both dietary scenarios, some assumptions have been made.…”

Section: Galician Diet -Gd Scenariomentioning

confidence: 99%

Linking environmental sustainability and nutritional quality of the Atlantic diet recommendations and real consumption habits in Galicia (NW Spain)

Esteve-Llorens

Moreira

Feijoo

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Science of The Total Environment

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“…The structure and major components of modern pork production systems can be divided into the following parts: feed production, feed processing, sow production, nursery pig production, growing and finishing swine, abattoir operations, and manure and waste management (Fig. 5), and is the same for modern pork production systems all over the world [21][22][23][24][25] .…”

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Pork Production Systems in China: A Review of Their Development, Challenges and Prospects in Green Production

Zhang¹,

Wu²,

Han³

et al. 2021

Front. Agr. Sci. Eng.

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Life Cycle Assessment of pig production: A case study in Galicia

Cited by 55 publications

References 22 publications

Towards an environmentally sustainable and healthy Atlantic dietary pattern: Life cycle carbon footprint and nutritional quality

Towards an environmentally sustainable and healthy Atlantic dietary pattern: Life cycle carbon footprint and nutritional quality

Linking environmental sustainability and nutritional quality of the Atlantic diet recommendations and real consumption habits in Galicia (NW Spain)

Pork Production Systems in China: A Review of Their Development, Challenges and Prospects in Green Production

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