Half pears in juice
Climate footprint in kg CO2e/kg
Detailed background data
It has been assumed that the food processing industry is located in Denmark. According to Christian Chefs (2020), pear processing (pitting) yields 78% peeled pear. Energy for canning obtained from appendix 6 in Carlsson-Kanyama and Faist (2000). The ingredients are taken from CONCITO data and a commenrical product in Open Food Facts (2020ap). The ingredients include pears and pineapple juice; citric acid is neglected. Retail is modelled assuming the following storage: Ambient. See more details as well as literature references in the methodoly report on: www.denstoreklimadatabase.dk.
Data on inputs and outputs of the food processing industry is modelled using: Carlsson-Kanyama and Faist (2000); Open Food Facts (2020ap); Christian Chefs International (2020).