.The life cycle inventory of orange juice production encompasses the whole supply chain. The first step is
the cultivation of the oranges, which are then transported either directly to the juice processing plant or to
the packing house. At the packing house, the oranges are washed and sorted to separate the oranges for
the fresh consumption market from the ones whose size or visual appearance are not suitable for fresh
market. The oranges sent to the fresh market are excluded from the inventory of the NFC orange juice. In
the following case study, 60% of the oranges come from the packing house. At the juice processing facility,
oranges are transformed into orange juice, orange pulp and other by-products such as animal feed,
essential oils and D-Limonene. The further processing of these by-products is not considered in the
inventory of the NFC orange juice. The orange juice and pulp are transported to the filling plant where they
are blended and bottled in a PET bottle. A model of the production system is shown in Figure 2-1. Transport
is labelled in green, infrastructure in blue and orange products in orange. The inventory data refers to the
reference year 2011.