Life cycle assessment of a packaged tomato puree: A comparison of environmental impacts produced by different life cycle phases

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 275-284

  Manfredi, Michele ^a   Vignali, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Life Cycle Assessment; Sustainable food production; Tomato crop; Tomato processing

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRUITS; GLASS; INDUSTRY; PACKAGING; PACKAGING MATERIALS; SUPPLY CHAINS; UNLOADING;

ENERGY OPTIMIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOOD PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SECONDARY PACKAGING; TOMATO CROPS; TRANSPORT CONTRIBUTIONS;

LIFE CYCLE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84901317003     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.10.010     Document Type: Article

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