Compilação de dados de emissão de carbono para ferramentas de análise de dietas Ecodiet

Abstract

The current scenario is based on a diet that generates significant impacts on the environment. In this context, the importance of measures aimed at alleviating this situation arises, since food production is responsible for a third of environmental deforestation. The objective of this study is the development of a tool for analyzing dietary carbon dioxide emissions. To achieve this, data was first compiled from studies published in national and international literature that analyzed food. The software, called Ecodiet, was developed in partnership with students from the computing course at the Federal University of Sergipe and will be filled with literature data that was previously compiled. The 30 most consumed foods in Brazil were covered based on the 2008-2009 and 2017-2018 Family Budget Survey. The results showed that foods such as beef and coffee had the highest CO2 emissions. The present study reveals that the Brazilian diet is unsustainable and the use of this tool can help to reverse this situation and contribute to research, encouraging measures that preserve biodiversity.