Emission Factor

Protein feed - 100% crude (maize chop to generic market for energy feed)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is maize chop to generic market for energy feed. The Reference Product is protein feed, 100% crude. The product protein feed, 100% crude represents the protein content of a product that is used as animal feed. Example of products are: soybean meal; skimmed milk, from cow milk; meat and bone meal; cottonseed meal; rape meal; buttermilk, from cow milk. Protein feed is used for animal feeding. Products with more than 20 % of protein are classified as protein feeds. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/19548/documentation

PropertyValue
NameProtein feed - 100% crude (maize chop to generic market for energy feed)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryArable Farming
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2016
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
cradle_to_consumer
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
arable_farming-type_protein_feed_100_percent_crude_maize_chop_to_generic_market_for_energy_feed
UUID
a2db1849-a4bb-4f9a-91de-951014bf122f
Code Snippet
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