Life cycle assessment of a small-scale and low-input organic apple value chain including fresh fruit, juice and applesauce
Consumers are increasingly interested in knowing the environmental impacts of foods. In addition, producers are interested in receiving recommendations to reduce their impacts. This faces two major challenges: (1) certain systems are not widely studied and (2) not all production stages are included...
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| author | Samuel Le Féon Thierry Benezech Gwenola Yannou-Le Bris Joël Aubin Imca Sampers Damien Herreman Caroline Pénicaud |
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| description | Consumers are increasingly interested in knowing the environmental impacts of foods. In addition, producers are interested in receiving recommendations to reduce their impacts. This faces two major challenges: (1) certain systems are not widely studied and (2) not all production stages are included in system boundaries (e.g. only the agricultural stage or the supply chain). Life Cycle Assessment was applied to a specific small-scale and low-input organic apple value chain. The system boundaries included the cultivation, processing and distribution. All transport and waste management were considered. The main contributors to environmental impacts are: cultivation, juice and applesauce production, retail and consumption. Compared to literature, cultivation is efficient. Processing and retail are respectively influenced by the use of glass packaging, the cold storage of fresh apples and the transport to stores. Consumption was influenced by the management of apple waste and the consumer trip. Literature survey and results confirm that the system was not represented in the literature and provides new insights into the entire value chain, as well as new proxy LCIs. Similar specific studies should be repeated in the future to cover the variability. It is an essential step towards applying the environmental footprint fairly to alternative systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-95f250e25be94615b5c294cf2330c3802023-12-04T05:24:20ZengElsevierCleaner Environmental Systems2666-78942023-12-0111100141Life cycle assessment of a small-scale and low-input organic apple value chain including fresh fruit, juice and applesauceSamuel Le Féon0Thierry Benezech1Gwenola Yannou-Le Bris2Joël Aubin3Imca Sampers4Damien Herreman5Caroline Pénicaud6Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR SayFood, 91120, Palaiseau, FranceUniv. Lille, CNRS, INRAE, Centrale Lille, UMET, F-59000, Lille, FranceUniversité Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR SayFood, 91120, Palaiseau, FranceUMR SAS, INRAE, Institut Agro, 65 rue de Saint Brieuc, 35042, Rennes, FranceResearch Unit VEG-i-TEC, Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Campus Kortrijk, Sint-Martens-Latemlaan 2B, 8500, Kortrijk, BelgiumLes Vergers de Méteren, 59270, Méteren, FranceUniversité Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR SayFood, 91120, Palaiseau, France; Corresponding author.Consumers are increasingly interested in knowing the environmental impacts of foods. In addition, producers are interested in receiving recommendations to reduce their impacts. This faces two major challenges: (1) certain systems are not widely studied and (2) not all production stages are included in system boundaries (e.g. only the agricultural stage or the supply chain). Life Cycle Assessment was applied to a specific small-scale and low-input organic apple value chain. The system boundaries included the cultivation, processing and distribution. All transport and waste management were considered. The main contributors to environmental impacts are: cultivation, juice and applesauce production, retail and consumption. Compared to literature, cultivation is efficient. Processing and retail are respectively influenced by the use of glass packaging, the cold storage of fresh apples and the transport to stores. Consumption was influenced by the management of apple waste and the consumer trip. Literature survey and results confirm that the system was not represented in the literature and provides new insights into the entire value chain, as well as new proxy LCIs. Similar specific studies should be repeated in the future to cover the variability. It is an essential step towards applying the environmental footprint fairly to alternative systems.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666789423000351LCAAlternative agricultural systemsPackagingBiowaste managementShort supply chain |
| spellingShingle | Samuel Le Féon Thierry Benezech Gwenola Yannou-Le Bris Joël Aubin Imca Sampers Damien Herreman Caroline Pénicaud Life cycle assessment of a small-scale and low-input organic apple value chain including fresh fruit, juice and applesauce Cleaner Environmental Systems LCA Alternative agricultural systems Packaging Biowaste management Short supply chain |
| title | Life cycle assessment of a small-scale and low-input organic apple value chain including fresh fruit, juice and applesauce |
| title_full | Life cycle assessment of a small-scale and low-input organic apple value chain including fresh fruit, juice and applesauce |
| title_fullStr | Life cycle assessment of a small-scale and low-input organic apple value chain including fresh fruit, juice and applesauce |
| title_full_unstemmed | Life cycle assessment of a small-scale and low-input organic apple value chain including fresh fruit, juice and applesauce |
| title_short | Life cycle assessment of a small-scale and low-input organic apple value chain including fresh fruit, juice and applesauce |
| title_sort | life cycle assessment of a small scale and low input organic apple value chain including fresh fruit juice and applesauce |
| topic | LCA Alternative agricultural systems Packaging Biowaste management Short supply chain |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666789423000351 |
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