Agrointek
Vol 19, No 2 (2025)

Assessing the environmental impact of tofu production: a systematic review for a sustainable industry

Vioni Derosya (Department of Agroindustrial Technology, Universitas Andalas, Padang)
Taufiq Ihsan (Departement of Environmental Engineering, Universitas Andalas, Padang)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Mar 2025

Abstract

The tofu industry provides communities with affordable protein sources. As protein sources, the environmental impact of tofu production was compared to other protein sources. Further, the tofu industry also produces waste and by-products affecting the environment. Some previous studies learned the environmental impact of tofu production. In this study, we aim to get information on which stages of the process in the tofu industry impact the environment and what type of strategy is applied to reduce the environmental impacts. The PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) approach was then chosen to filter the most recent research publications published in international peer-reviewed journals. We found that most articles calculated the environmental impact based on GHG, which contributed mainly from imported soybeans and electricity used during production. This research can act as a foundation for further studies related to the tofu industries, enabling treatment, better strategies, and solutions for waste to be developed.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

agrointek

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology

Description

Agrointek is an open access journal published by Department of Agroindustrial Technology,Faculty of Agriculture, University of Trunojoyo Madura. Agrointek publishes original research or review papers on agroindustry subjects including Food Engineering, Management System, Supply Chain, Processing ...