Carbon Footprint: the case of four chicken meat products sold on the Spanish market

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dc.contributor.authorTetteh, Harrison
dc.contributor.authorBala, Alba
dc.contributor.authorFullana i Palmer, Pere
dc.contributor.authorBalcells Fluvià, Mercè
dc.contributor.authorMargallo, María
dc.contributor.authorAldaco, Rubén
dc.contributor.authorPuig, Rita
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-21T10:40:44Z
dc.date.available2022-12-21T10:40:44Z
dc.date.issued2022-11-18
dc.date.updated2022-12-21T10:40:44Z
dc.description.abstractDespite its relatively low environmental impact within the livestock sector, the poultry sector still faces its own environmental challenges that need to be addressed. The present paper uses life cycle assessment to quantify greenhouse gas emissions, from cradle to slaughterhouse gate, of four chicken meat products: whole carcass, wings, breast fillets, and leg quarters. The main contribution of the present study is that it provides a detailed analysis of different chicken meat cuts, testing mass and economic allocation choices and showing that economic allocation better reflects the causality of the cutting process. We recommend that a distinction should be made between whole carcass and meat cuts, as there are significant differences in meat content and climate change results between these two categories. This is not so clear in the literature, nor in the LEAP guideline for the poultry sector. The study was performed by using disaggregated inventory data from Spain, for the first time. Results show that the major contributors to environmental impact are feed production (>70%), electricity use (10.2%), and fossil fuel combustion (8.1%). Packaging did not significantly contribute to the climate change impact of the chicken products evaluated (0.4-3.4% contribution, depending on the type of packaging and product considered).
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors wish to acknowledge the financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation to the project KAIROS-BIOCIR (PID2019-104925RB-C32). The first author also appreciates the support (2021FI_B 00100) from the Secretariat for Universities and Research of the Ministry of Business and Knowledge of the Government of Catalonia and the European Social Fund. Finally, the authors are grateful to Grupo SADA p.a., S.A for their support in this study
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/foods11223712
dc.identifier.idgrec032901
dc.identifier.issn2304-8158
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/84994
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2019-104925RB-C32/ES/ESTRATEGIAS RELACIONADAS CON LA CIRCULARIDAD Y LA EFICIENCIA DE LOS RECURSOS DE SISTEMAS ALIMENTARIOS/
dc.relation.isformatofReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11223712
dc.relation.ispartofFoods, 2022, vol. 11, num. 3712, p. 1-18
dc.rightscc-by (c) Tetteh, Harrison et al., 2022
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectLife Cycle Assessment (LCA)
dc.subjectGreenhouse gas emission
dc.subjectPoultry meat
dc.subjectWhole carcass and chicken cuts
dc.subjectAllocation to chicken cuts
dc.titleCarbon Footprint: the case of four chicken meat products sold on the Spanish market
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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