Life cycle environmental impacts of convenience food: Comparison of ready and home-made meals

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 294-309

  Schmidt Rivera, Ximena C ^a   Espinoza Orias, Namy ^a   Azapagic, Adisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convenience food; Environmental impacts; Home made meals; LCA; Ready made meals

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; EUTROPHICATION; FRUITS; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; MEATS; OZONE LAYER; PROCESSED FOODS; SUPPLY CHAINS; TOXICITY;

CONVENIENCE FOOD; FOSSIL-FUEL DEPLETIONS; HOME-MADE MEALS; HUMAN TOXICITY POTENTIALS; LCA; LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LONG-DISTANCE TRANSPORT; READY-MADE MEALS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84901334410     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.008     Document Type: Article

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