Carbon footprint and embodied nutrition evaluation of 388 recipes

Long, Yin, Huang, Liqiao, Fujie, Rinakira, He, Pan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1088-6290, Chen, Zhiheng, Xu, Xiaoyan and Yoshida, Yoshikuni 2023. Carbon footprint and embodied nutrition evaluation of 388 recipes. Scientific Data 10 (1) , 794. 10.1038/s41597-023-02702-1

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Abstract

Food consumption, which delivers fundamental energy and essential nutrients to human beings, is crucial for achieving a series of sustainable goals. Alongside rising population growth and living standards, there has been a significant increase in food cultivation demands, supply chain complexities, and waste management. Therefore, to protect human health and the environment, promoting sustainable food systems and the uptake of sustainable dietary habits are vital. Yet, information on the environmental and health impact of dietary choices remains inconsistent across multiple evaluation methods, which fail to deliver essential ideas to consumers. In this study, we formulate an integrated approach using Environmentally Extended Input-Output analysis, covering the food supply chain from production to the distribution phase, complemented with a hybrid Life Cycle Assessment for cooking and disposal processes, to quantify the carbon footprint of specific recipes. Our dataset also includes the distinct nutritional values of each recipe. This dataset not only informs the food industry and recipe platforms, enabling more sustainable choices, but also helps individuals balance nutritional value with environmental impact, leading to more informed and sustainable dietary decisions.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Earth and Environmental Sciences
Additional Information:	License information from Publisher: LICENSE 1: URL: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, Type: open-access
Publisher:	Nature Research
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	13 November 2023
Date of Acceptance:	31 October 2023
Last Modified:	13 Nov 2023 15:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/163857

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