| Emission Category | DS/ES Mix | Brazil | Difference |
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Data Sources & Methodology
Donau Soja / Europe Soya: Agri-footprint 7.0 FLAG (Blonk, Jan. 2026), EF3.1 methodology, SimaPro 9.6. FLAG-compliant LUC with linear discounting per SBTi Guidance. Primary farm data from certified farms in Serbia, Croatia, Ukraine, Romania. DQR 1.10–1.23 (very good).
Conventional origins (Brazil, Argentina, USA): Agri-footprint 6.3 (Blonk / Mérieux NutriSciences), independently reviewed. LUC follows PEF/PEFCR-Feed methodology. Country-average data from FAO statistics and secondary sources.
Product conversions: Soy meal and oil use economic allocation from crushing (~62% meal / ~38% oil). Tofu, SPC, TVP and lecithin use standard yield ratios and processing emissions from Agri-footprint and FiBL Austria (2023). Processing energy varies by region; EU average factors applied.
Transport: DEFRA 2023 bulk ocean freight factors (~16 g CO₂/t·km). Distances: Santos–Rotterdam ~10,000 km; Rosario–Rotterdam ~11,500 km; US Gulf–Rotterdam ~8,500 km; DS origins–EU ~800 km avg.
Note: DS data uses primary farm data under FLAG methodology; conventional data uses country-average statistics under PEFCR methodology. Methodological differences in LUC accounting exist. Results are indicative averages. For formal LCA, consult the original Agri-footprint database. Car equivalence based on avg. EU car ~4.6 t CO₂eq/year (EEA 2023).