Food and Nutrition Sciences, 2023, 14, 626-637 https:www.scirp.orgjournalfns

This study aimed to evaluate energy and nutritional densities, water, carbon and ecological footprints, cost, of omnivorous and vegan main courses served in a university restaurant in the city of Rio de Janeiro. A cross-sectional, ana- lytical study was conducted with 40 main dish-type preparations, 20 of which are omnivorous and 20 vegans, served at lunch, to assess energy and nutri- tional densities, carbon, water and ecological footprints and cost of prepara- tions. We propose a healthy and...