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We (in the US) killed 28 million cattle for beef in 2015[0]. Just cause we like the taste of beef. I gotta be honest, 13,000 animals for a common food product
by SomeStupidPoint 10y ago
We (in the US) killed 28 million cattle for beef in 2015[0]. Just cause we like the taste of beef.
I gotta be honest, 13,000 animals for a common food product is pretty much a drop in the bucket. Amortize Splenda's animal cost over a 40 year usage timeline against beef, and you're talking 0.001%. (And would drop rapidly if I included chickens, pork, and fish.)
[0] http://www.beefusa.org/beefindustrystatistics.aspx http://www.beefusa.org/beefindustrystatistics.aspx
- komali2 10y agoIt's not just the taste though, it's a pretty good price to protein ratio. If we didn't kill animals for protein, it'd be a lot more expensive to get.
- chc 10y agoNot really. For example, one serving of black beans has as much or more protein than your average hamburger patty, and black beans are cheaper than meat in most places.
- SomeStupidPoint 10y agoGround beef has 0.26 protein to weight ratio, while pinto beans have 0.22. About 440g of pinto beans for $0.8, so about 120g/$1 for protein. Ground beef according to Google factoid was $4/lb in mid-2015, so about 30g/$1 for protein. It sounds like beef is already an expensive source of protein.
- marricks 10y agoI'd say it's all awful, one being worse doesn't make the other better.