Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (Jan 2024)

nLCA in bakery food products: state of the art and urgent needs

  • Martina Cassarino,
  • Gianluca Giuberti,
  • Lorenzo Morelli,
  • Marco Trezzi,
  • Andrea Pelattieri,
  • Loris Manicardi,
  • Pietro Scaglia

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1253865
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8

Abstract

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This study analyzes the nutritional life cycle assessment (LCA) of bakery products and the current state of the art. The analysis focuses on (1) the importance of applying a methodology, such as LCA, in a general way and the division into different stages considering the UNI EN ISO; (2) the development of nutritional LCA; (3) the difference between functional units in LCA and nutritional LCA; and (4) the different nutritional LCA approaches. The study emphasizes the lack of nutritional LCA studies regarding the bakery category, underlining the urgent need for this type of investigation concerning this specific food sector.

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