Comparative life cycle assessment of margarine and butter consumed in the UK, Germany and France

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 916-926

  Nilsson, Katarina ^a   Flysjö, Anna ^a,c   Davis, Jennifer ^a   Sim, Sarah ^b   Unger, Nicole ^b   Bell, Simon ^b  

^a SIK THE SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c Arla Foods   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Butter; Carbon footprint; Fat; Life cycle assessment; Margarine; Spreads

Indexed keywords

MARGARINE;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BUTTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78149408825     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-010-0220-3     Document Type: Article

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