Product carbon footprint (PCF) of food products does not directly reflect the amount of produced food ending as waste. Current research aims to determine the impact of the food waste in the asparagus supply chain on the PCF. Data on asparagus cultivation in a conventional production system was collected. Up to 40% of the harvested asparagus is sorted out at the production site and up to 15% of the vegetable is disposed of by the consumer, leaving 45% of the harvested vegetable for consumption. If customers accept asparagus with visually lower quality, reduce energy for shopping trips and cooking, the waste occurring in the asparagus supply chain can be reduced as well as the total PCF.

product carbon footprint; asparagus