Reports

Kolefnisspor íslenskra matvæla (KÍM). Kartöflur, gúrkur, lambakjöt, nautakjöt og mjólk

Published:

06/06/2025

Authors:

Birgir Örn Smárason, Guðrún Svana Hilmarsdóttir, Anna Berg Samúelsdóttir, Ása Rut Benediktsdóttir, Alexandra Kjeld, Eldar Máni Gíslason, Ólafur Ögmundarson

Supported by:

Icelandic Food Innovation Fund (is. Matvælasjóður)

Contact

Birgir Örn Smárason

Research Group Leader

birgir@matis.is

Markmið verkefnisins Kolefnisspor íslenskra matvæla (KÍM) var að þróa samræmda og vísindalega aðferðafræði til að meta kolefnisspor íslenskra matvæla og framkvæma útreikninga á kolefnisspori fyrir valin matvæli: mjólk, nautakjöt, lambakjöt og grænmeti (kartöflur og gúrkur). Reikningar byggðust að meginhluta á lífsferilsgreiningu (LCA) samkvæmt alþjóðlegum stöðlum, en einnig var tekið mið af öðrum viðurkenndum aðferðum og regluverkum, svo sem PEF (e. Product Environmental Footprint) leiðbeiningar Evrópusambandsins og vöruflokkareglur (e. Product Category Rules, PCR), þar sem við átti. Gagnaöflun fór fram í samstarfi við innlenda framleiðendur og hagsmunaaðila. Þar sem frumgögn voru ekki aðgengileg var stuðst við alþjóðlega viðurkennda gagnagrunna til að tryggja samræmi og áreiðanleika. Verkefnið lagði jafnframt grunn að birtingu kolefnisspors í ÍSGEM gagnagrunninum og dregur fram mikilvægi samræmdrar gagnaöflunar og aðferðarfræði við stefnumótun og sjálfbærni í íslenskum matvælageira.
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The aim of the project Carbon Footprint of Icelandic Food Products (KÍM) was to develop a harmonized and scientifically sound methodology for assessing the carbon footprint of Icelandic food products and to carry out footprint calculations for selected products: milk, beef, lamb, and vegetables (potatoes and cucumbers). The assessments were primarily based on life cycle assessment (LCA) according to international standards, but additional guidance from frameworks such as the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF), and Product Category Rules (PCR) was also applied where relevant. Primary data was collected in collaboration with domestic producers and stakeholders. Where such data was unavailable, internationally recognized databases were used to ensure consistency and reliability. The project also laid the foundation for publishing carbon footprint data within the ÍSGEM food composition database and highlighted the importance of coordinated data collection and methodology in supporting sustainability and policy in the Icelandic food sector.

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Reports

Algae products. Hugmyndir að vörum / Food products from seaweed

Published:

01/06/2011

Authors:

Þóra Valsdóttir, Karl Gunnarsson

Supported by:

AVS

Contact

Þóra Valsdóttir

Project Manager

thora.valsdottir@matis.is

Algae products. Hugmyndir að vörum / Food products from seaweed

Today, the large algae that are used for food in this country are mainly sold dried and processed. There has been little development in their processing and operation to this day. In order to encourage increased utilization and innovation in this field, information was collected on products of large algae on the market in other countries. What particularly hinders the growth of the food algae market here in Iceland and in the neighboring countries is that the tradition for their use has been limited to small and limited social groups. There are therefore many consumers who know little about the use of food algae and more often than not have a negative attitude towards them. The transfer of more traditional vegetable processing methods to algae and mixing in known, general, products such as pasta and rice or in prepared dishes can be a way of introducing food algae to a larger group of consumers.

Today seaweed exploited for food production in Iceland is mainly sold dried and / or cured according to tradition. With the aim to stimulate utilization and innovation in the sector, information was collected on seaweed products in several countries.

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