Comparing apples with oranges: On the functional equivalence of food products for comparative LCAs

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1482-1487

  Tyszler, Marcelo ^a   Kramer, Gerard ^a   Blonk, Hans ^a  

^a Blonk Consultants   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparative LCA; Food LCA; Functional unit; Linear programming; Optimization; System expansion

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; LYSINE; METHIONINE; SELENIUM;

APPLE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN MEAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ORANGE (FRUIT); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED MEAT; SOYBEAN; STRAWBERRY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 84904730257     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-014-0762-x     Document Type: Article

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