Energy and environmental assessment of a traditional durum-wheat bread

• Published in: Journal of cleaner production Vol. 171; pp. 1494 - 1509
• Main Authors: Ingrao, Carlo, Licciardello, Fabio, Pecorino, Biagio, Muratore, Giuseppe, Zerbo, Antonio, Messineo, Antonio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 10.01.2018
• Subjects: ammonia; bioenergy; Bread; breads; carbon dioxide; Carbon footprint; climate change; Cumulative Energy Demand; diammonium phosphate; Durum wheat; ecolabeling; energy; environmental assessment; environmental impact; farmers; fertilizer application; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; human health; issues and policy; Life Cycle Assessment; mineral fertilizers; natural gas; nitrous oxide; petroleum; Protected Designation of Origin; stakeholders; supply chain; urea; volatilization; Durum wheat; Cumulative Energy Demand; Protected Designation of Origin; Life Cycle Assessment; Carbon footprint; Bread

This study was designed and developed to investigate the bread sector, by addressing the environmental issues associated with the supply chain of ‘Pagnotta del Dittaino’, a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) durum wheat bread produced in the central-east area of Sicily. In particular, the study d...