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Meat Eaters Guide: Methodology Peanut Butter Rice Potatoes Tomatoes Broccoli 58 Peanuts: D. Pimentel & M.H. Pimentel, “Food, Energy, and Society”,Third Edition, CRC Press, 2008; Peanut-butter-making process: US Census Bureau (http://www.census. gov/prod/ec02/ec0231i311911t.pdf); USDA Nutrient Database (http://www.nal.usda. gov/fnic/foodcomp/cgi-bin/measure.pl ); CDKitchen (http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/ print/48545,77761,s=3%20cups.html) Raw rice: Univ of Calif., Davis, Agricultural Cost and Return Studies (http://coststudies. ucdavis.edu/current.php); Processing: Singh, R.P. 1986. Energy in Food Processing. Elsevier Science Pub. Co. Inc., New York, NY. 375p. Fig 3.19, pg 40; Additional processing details: JF Rickman et al, “Rice Milling”, IRRI (http://www.knowledgebank.irri. org/postproductioncourse/powerpoints/Ricemilling.ppt) University of Idaho, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Enterprise Budgets ( http:// www.cals.uidaho.edu/aers/crop_EB_09.htm) Univ of Calif., Davis, Agricultural Cost and Return Studies (http://coststudies.ucdavis. edu/current.php); Penn State Univ, Agricultural Alternatives Cooperative Extension Publications (http://agalternatives.aers.psu.edu/) Univ of Calif., Davis, Agricultural Cost and Return Studies (http://coststudies.ucdavis. edu/current.php) Industrial Fish LCA Food Database (http://www.lcafood.dk) Soybeans Soybean Meal Alfalfa USDA average inputs from S. Kim and B. Dale, “Cumulative Energy and GlobalWarming Impact from the Production of Biomass for Biobased Products”, Journal of Industrial Ecology, Volume 7, Number 3–4, 2004. Soybeans: USDA average inputs from S. Kim and B. Dale, “Cumulative Energy and GlobalWarming Impact from the Production of Biomass for Biobased Products”, Journal of Industrial Ecology, Volume 7, Number 3–4, 2004; Processing: R. Dalgaard, et al, “LCA of Soybean Meal”, Intl Journal of LCA 13 (3) 2008. Univ of Calif., Davis, Agricultural Cost and Return Studies (http://coststudies.ucdavis. edu/current.php) Environmental Working Group Meat Eaters Guide: Methodology 2011
Orchardgrass Corn Corn Silage Annex B Assumptions for Cooking times and Methods Product Cook-ing Appliance Univ of Calif., Davis, Agricultural Cost and Return Studies (http://coststudies.ucdavis. edu/current.php) NASS data from N. Pelletier, et al, “Comparative life cycle environmental impacts of three beef production strategies in the Upper Midwestern United States”, Agricultural Systems 103, 2010. NASS data from N. Pelletier, et al, “Comparative life cycle environmental impacts of three beef production strategies in the Upper Midwestern United States”, Agricultural Systems 103, 2010. Tem-perature Preheating time Cooking Time/ lb product Cooking Time/kg product Lamb oven 325°F 10 min 30 min/ lb 30 min/ .45kg Beef stove top medium-high heat 10 min/ .3125 10 min/ 0.1417 kg Pork Oven 350°F 10 min 30 min/1 lb 30 min/ .45kg Chicken oven 350°F 10 min 1.5hrs/4lbs 1.5 hrs/1.814 Turkey oven 325°F 10 min 3.25hours/ 8 lbs Salmon oven 350°F 10 min 30 min/5 lbs 3.25 hrs/3.6287 30 min/2.26 kg Source http://www.hoptechno. com/booklamb.htm http://www.thejoykitchen.com/recipe http://www.fsis.usda. gov/Fact_Sheets/Pork_ From_Farm_to_Table/ index.asp http://www.fsis.usda. gov/factsheets/Chicken_Food_Safety_Focus/index.asp http://www.fsis.usda. gov/Fact_Sheets/Lets_ Talk_Turkey/index.asp http://www.recipetips.com/kitchentips/t--1231/fish-cooking-guide.asp Tofu stove top medium to high heat 8 min 8 min/ .45kg http://www.eatingwell. com/recipes/spice_ crusted_tofu.html Environmental Working Group Meat Eaters Guide: Methodology 2011 59
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LIFECYCLE ASSESMENTS: METHODOLOGY &
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Tables Table 1 . Sources of Primary
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