| Summary | ||
| Name of source | LCA Food Database | |
| Provider | 2.-0 LCA Consultants and Aarhus University | |
| Summary text | LCA data on basic food products produced and consumed in Denmark. | |
| Contact | Bo P. Weidema (bow@lca-net.com) | |
| Licensing | Free | |
| Language(s) | English, Danish | |
| Website | http://www.lcafood.dk/ | |
| Access – data formats and accessibility | ||
| File type | HTML (web) access, EcoSpold | |
| Software needs | Web browser or LCA software that reads EcoSpold | |
| Contents – breadth and depth of datasets | ||
| Age | 2000-2003 | |
| Geography | Denmark | |
| Original Data Source(s) | Results of the project "Lifecycle Assessment of Basic Food" (2000 to 2003). Draws on peer-reviewed journals; primary research; industry publications and government publications | |
| Other Databases Included | Process (bottom-up) and input-output (top-down). Uses consequential modeling (i.e. most other commonly used studies use attributional approach). | |
| Life cycle stages | Cradle-to-farm gate, cradle-to-retail | |
| Modeling approach | Process | |
| Emissions results | Total CO2e | |
| Number of datasets | 40 | |
| Main topics | Food and renewable raw materials; Agricultural production means | |
| Other topics | Paper and cardboards; Plastics; Metals and semimetals; Glass and ceramics | |
| Data transparency – what metadata is provided for each dataset? | ||
| System boundaries | Yes | |
| Data Types | Process | |
| Allocation Methods | Yes | |
| Technology | Yes | |
| Data year | Yes | |
| Original source | Yes | |
| Uncertainty | No | |
| Quality – is information provided on data quality? | ||
| Data quality score | No | |
| Quality assurance | No | |
| Standards compliant | None | |
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