ABSTRACT
Francesco Fantozzi, Pietro Bartocci, and Paolo Fantozzi
Chapter Authors:
Francesco Fantozzi (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8674-8364" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8674-8364)
Pietro Bartocci (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9888-6852" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9888-6852)
Paolo Fantozzi (n/a)
Abstract
The contribution of the European food sector to the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions is equal to one-fifth. Life cycle assessment (LCA) has emerged as a useful tool to analyze and report environmental performance. In this chapter, the environmental impact of aged vinegar produced from Grechetto and Sagrantino grape varieties is analyzed, evaluating the following impacts: carbon footprint, ecological footprint, water footprint, acidification, eutrophication, ozone layer depletion, and photochemical oxidation. A new Product Category Rule (PCR) for vinegar is presented. The results obtained applying the PCR show that aged vinegar has a carbon footprint between 1.94 and 2.54 kg CO2/L, an ecological footprint that varies between 9.83 and 13.23 g m2/kg, and water Footprint between 1,332 and 1,892 L/L.
