Table 2.
Life Cycle Assessment Calculation (LCIA), proposed for steps. (DALY: disability-adjusted life years; species.yr: loss of species during a year; USD2013: US Dollars).
| a. Characterization | ||||
| Impact Category | Unit | Vegan | Mediterranean | Δ Veg-Med |
| Global warming, Human health | DALY | 1.24 × 10−5 | 1.62 × 10−5 | −0.38 × 10−5 |
| Global warming, Terrestrial ecosystems | species.yr | 3.75 × 10−8 | 4.88 × 10−8 | −1.13 × 10−8 |
| Global warming, Freshwater ecosystems | species.yr | 1.02 × 10−12 | 1.33 × 10−12 | −0.31 × 10−12 |
| Stratospheric ozone depletion | DALY | 4.77 × 10−8 | 6.23 × 10−8 | −1.46 × 10−8 |
| Ionizing radiation | DALY | 6.13 × 10−9 | 3.28 × 10−9 | 2.84 × 10−9 |
| Ozone formation, Human health | DALY | 3.08 × 10−8 | 4.14 × 10−8 | −1.06 × 10−8 |
| Fine particulate matter formation | DALY | 1.40 × 10−5 | 1.85 × 10−5 | −0.45 × 10−5 |
| Ozone formation, Terrestrial ecosystems | species.yr | 4.45 × 10−9 | 5.98 × 10−9 | −1.53 × 10−9 |
| Terrestrial acidification | species.yr | 1.75 × 10−8 | 2.54 × 10−8 | −0.79 × 10−8 |
| Freshwater eutrophication | species.yr | 2.99 × 10−9 | 3.14 × 10−9 | −0.15 × 10−9 |
| Marine eutrophication | species.yr | 2.97 × 10−11 | 3.54 × 10−11 | −0.06 × 10−11 |
| Terrestrial ecotoxicity | species.yr | 5.56 × 10−10 | 5.43 × 10−10 | 0.12 × 10−10 |
| Freshwater ecotoxicity | species.yr | 5.22 × 10−10 | 5.37 × 10−10 | −0.16 × 10−10 |
| Marine ecotoxicity | species.yr | 8.87 × 10−11 | 8.78 × 10−11 | 0.09 × 10−11 |
| Human carcinogenic toxicity | DALY | 1.36 × 10−6 | 1.42 × 10−6 | −0.05 × 10−6 |
| Human non-carcinogenic toxicity | DALY | 9.08 × 10−6 | 32.36 × 10−6 | −23.28 × 10−6 |
| Land use | species.yr | 1.37 × 10−7 | 2.67 × 10−7 | −1.30 × 10−7 |
| Mineral resource scarcity | USD2013 | 1.64 × 10−2 | 1.75 × 10−2 | −0.11 × 10−2 |
| Fossil resource scarcity | USD2013 | 8.29 × 10−1 | 8.76 × 10−1 | −0.47 × 10−1 |
| Water consumption, Human health | DALY | 1.84 × 10−6 | 1.79 × 10−6 | 0.06 × 10−6 |
| Water consumption, Terrestrial ecosystem | species.yr | 1.18 × 10−8 | 1.12 × 10−8 | 0.06 × 10−8 |
| Water consumption, Aquatic ecosystems | species.yr | 4.17 × 10−12 | 3.89 × 10−12 | 0.28 × 10−12 |
| b. Damage Assessment | ||||
| Damage Category | Vegan | Mediterranean | Δ Veg-Med | |
| Human Health | DALY | 3.88 × 10−5 | 7.03 × 10−5 | −3.15 × 10−5 |
| Ecosystems | Species.yr | 2.12 × 10−7 | 3.63 × 10−7 | −1.50 × 10−7 |
| Resources | USD2013 | 0.8457 | 0.8933 | −0.0476 |
| c. Normalization | ||||
| Damage Category | Unit | Vegan | Mediterranean | Δ Veg-Med |
| Human Health | - | 1.63 × 10−3 | 2.96 × 10−3 | −1.33 × 10−3 |
| Ecosystems | - | 2.96 × 10−4 | 5.06 × 10−4 | −2.10 × 10−4 |
| Resources | - | 3.02 × 10−5 | 3.19 × 10−5 | −0.17 × 10−5 |