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LCA Food 2012 in Saint Malo, France! - Manifestations et colloques ...

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GROUP 5, SESSION B: FOOD PRODUCTS 8 th Int. Conference on <strong>LCA</strong> <strong>in</strong> the<br />

Agri-<strong>Food</strong> Sector, 1-4 Oct <strong>2012</strong><br />

Figure 1. Process for adapt<strong>in</strong>g data<br />

Table 1. For two <strong>in</strong>gredients used <strong>in</strong> the biscuit, the processes <strong>in</strong>cluded, the generic data used, and the ma<strong>in</strong><br />

adaptations performed on these data.<br />

Ingredients<br />

Organic brown<br />

sugar<br />

Organic toasted<br />

compl<strong>et</strong>e sesame<br />

seeds<br />

Ingredients production<br />

steps<br />

Sugarcane culture<br />

Sugar production<br />

Organic sesame<br />

culture<br />

Generic data used Adaptations<br />

Eco<strong>in</strong>vent data<br />

Sugarcane, at farm/BR<br />

Eco<strong>in</strong>vent data<br />

Sugar, from sugarcane, at sugar<br />

ref<strong>in</strong>ery/BR<br />

Eco<strong>in</strong>vent data<br />

Rape seed organic, at farm/CH<br />

Toast<strong>in</strong>g Data creation<br />

Country specific yield for organic production<br />

Country specific irrigation process<br />

M<strong>in</strong>eral fertilizer substitution by organic fertilizer<br />

Fertilizer needs (N, P, K) for organic production and related field<br />

emissions adapted<br />

Removal of pesticides <strong>in</strong>puts<br />

Country specific yield for organic production<br />

Country specific yield for organic production<br />

Fertilizer needs (N, P, K) for organic production and related field<br />

emissions adapted<br />

Figure 2. Environmental impacts of a pack<strong>et</strong> of biscuit with non-adapted data or data adapted for cultural<br />

steps. LCIA performed with SimaPro 7 software, accord<strong>in</strong>g BPX30-323 guidel<strong>in</strong>es (2011)<br />

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