Plant-based proteins are promoted as nutritious, environmentally safe, and a key element for
food security. Numerous studies using environmental life cycle assessments confirmed plant …

The food sector is responsible for a great part of the environmental impact of our society (for
instance, according to the UN, about a third of all human-made greenhouse gas emissions …

Purpose The contribution of milk on the environmental and nutritional impacts of diets is
substantial especially in countries with high consumption rates of dairy products, such as in …

Purpose Recent methodological developments have integrated nutritional aspects into life
cycle assessment (LCA) by using nutrient indices as functional units (nFUs). Previous …

Alternative protein sources (APSs) have emerged as a potentially healthy and, presumably,
environmentally sustainable solution for meeting future food demand. Here we develop a …

Purpose Nutritional aspects have recently been integrated into the life cycle assessment
(LCA) of foods through the use of nutrient indices as functional units (nFU). In this study, we …

Introduction This study investigates the development and potential application of a
nutritional Life Cycle Assessment (nLCA) method to rank meals, using a case study of a …

The ability to provide adequate nutrition is considered a key factor in evaluating the
sustainability of foods and diets. Nutrient indices are used as functional units (FU) in life …

A comprehensive sustainability assessment of food products requires a framework that
effectively captures the complex interplay between nutritional value and environmental …

Global populations are rising, and many among us are currently not receiving adequate
nutrition, in terms of both under-and overnutrition for calories and specific nutrients …