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Report LCA Study Commissioner: The Good Food InstitutePriera Panescu Scott, PhDSimone Costa, PhDAmanda Bess, PhDNikhita Mansukhani Kogar, PhD Prepared by: EarthShift Global, LLCJoel BonalesJuanita Barrera-RamirezAmalia SojoNathan Ayer, PhD April 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.62468/casv3213 Acknowledgement:This ISO-certified life cycle assessment was supported by data & knowledge fromBühler Environmental Impact Services. Table of Contents List of figures................................................................................................................................................. 5List of tables .................................................................................................................................................. 7List of abbreviations...................................................................................................................................... 9Executive summary..................................................................................................................................... 111.Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 132.Goal of the study................................................................................................................................. 133.Scope of the study .............................................................................................................................. 133.1Function, functional unit, performance characteristics, systems, and reference flow .............. 143.1.1 Function, functional unit, and performance characteristics...................................................... 143.1.2 Systems description ................................................................................................................... 153.2System boundaries...................................................................................................................... 163.2.1Plant-based systems main processes.................................................................................... 163.2.2Animal-based systems main processes................................................................................. 203.2.3System #1 .............................................................................................................................. 213.2.4System #2 .............................................................................................................................. 223.2.5System #3 .............................................................................................................................. 253.2.6System #4 .............................................................................................................................. 263.2.7System #5 .............................................................................................................................. 273.2.8System #6 .............................................................................................................................. 283.3Cut-off criteria............................................................................................................................. 293.4Excluded processes ..................................................................................................................... 293.5Co-product allocation ................................................................................................................. 303.6Assumptions................................................................................................................................ 333.7Data quality requirements .......................................................................................................... 353.7.1 Data quality assessment of conventional systems .................................................................... 353.7.2 Data quality assessment of plant-based systems ...................................................................... 353.8Sensitivity analysis ...................................................................................................................... 363.8.1Energy source and quantity for plant-based production...................................................... 363.8.2Allocation approach .............................................................................................................. 363.8.3Geography of crops being used for plant-based meat production....................................... 363.9Impact assessment method ........................................................................................................ 373.10Calculation tool ........................................................................................................................... 38 3.11Limitations of LCA methodology.................................................