From cow to coconut: a literature review of the environmental cost of ice cream
Ice cream's environmental impacts are often attributed to dairy inputs and energy-intensive refrigeration, yet published life cycle assessments (LCAs) report wide ranges of results due to inconsistent scopes and system boundaries.
Authors
- Andrea Hicks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6426-9717)
- Faustina Sakyiwaah Sekyere
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sustainable Food Technology
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5fb00390c
- Primary Topic
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Wisconsin-Madison