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Kotimaisten elintarvikkeiden materiaalipanos ElintarvikeMIPS

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Kotimaisten elintarvikkeiden materiaalipanos ElintarvikeMIPS

The Report introduces the material input of 23 Finnish foodstuff groups and Brazilian soy transported to Finland. Material input of the foodstuffs is presented using the MIPS-method (Material Input per Service unit). All the foodstuffs are studied using the same system boundaries. The material flows are counted towards the material input until the foodstuff is off the shelf. Shop-going, food preparation and waste management are therefore not included into the material input. Reported material inputs measure the mass of materials needed for a Finnish foodstuff before a consumer chooses to purchase it. Material inputs of Finnish foodstuffs are given in proportion to a one kilogram of foodstuff. Differences between the material inputs are at the most of second order of magnitude. Foodstuffs with the highest material input are beef, greenhouse cucumber and cheese. Similarly, foodstuffs with the lowest material input are Brazilian soy, potato and natural cloudberry. Computational results for the material inputs are solved using public data. Allocation between milk products is based on protein and fat content. Mass allocation is used for soy and its by-products. Error in the results is estimated using sensitivity analysis, by varying the most important factors of production. In addition, each factor s proportion of material input is given for every foodstuff group. The results achieved are evaluated as being useful for decision-making, if the eco-efficiency of foodstuff consumption is to be developed. The Report gives some concrete means of utilising the material input of foodstuffs to this end. The system boundaries used for the foodstuff production systems have an effect on the computational results. The Report uses extensive and homogeneous system boundaries, which have been chosen as to produce a certain kind of minimum values for the material input of foodstuffs. For example, the buildings for processing industry and delivery losses have been left outside system boundaries, for all foodstuffs.

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