Emission Factor

Cheese - from cow milk - fresh - unripened (market for)

Interested in licensing this data?

Request a quote

Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for cheese, from cow milk, fresh, unripened. The reference product is cheese, from cow milk, fresh, unripened. The product cheese, from cow milk, fresh, unripened is a dairy product from cow milk. There are a very wide range of cheese varieties and many subtle differences in processing methods. In general, however, the following process steps apply: production of coagulum through the action of rennet and/or lactic acid, separation of the resulting curds from the whey, and manipulation of the curds to produce the desired characteristics of the cheese. Cheese is also a by-product of yogurt production. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/11843/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameCheese - from cow milk - fresh - unripened (market for)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryLivestock Farming
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2007
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 29Version log
  • Replaced by: b552ea1d-c8d0-445a-81de-7a88bfd697f3

API Reference

Activity ID
livestock_farming-type_cheese_from_cow_milk_fresh_unripened_market_for_cheese_from_cow_milk_fresh_unripened
UUID
c103a623-62cf-449f-9c3a-0c58521b32b6
Code Snippet
View API Docs

Related factors

ecoinvent Emission Factors

Explore All

Livestock Farming Emission Factors

Explore All
  • Go to Cattle

    Cattle

    Agriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing Agriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
    48 Factors48 Factor
  • Go to Poultry

    Poultry

    Agriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing Agriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
    121 Factors121 Factor
  • Go to Dairy cattle and milk production

    Dairy cattle and milk production

    Agriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing Agriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
    152 Factors152 Factor