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I felt like this figure was a bit low, and it is, because it doesn’t take into account the yield from each food source. E.g. as the article states “to produce

I felt like this figure was a bit low, and it is, because it doesn’t take into account the yield from each food source. E.g. as the article states “to produce 1kg of wheat, 2.5kg of greenhouse gases are emitted. A single kilo of beef, meanwhile, creates 70kg of emissions” Which is a much more meaningful way to look at it.

antisthenes 5y ago
Food also needs to be accounted for protein content and quality. Beef, for example, contains 2x as much protein and mostly fat otherwise, whereas wheat has carbs, which are much faster to digest. In order to consume as much protein as you would from beef, you have to consume twice as much of it. And since you can't really separate wheat protein from the carbs in household conditions, you're forced to overload on carbohydrates in order to get the same amount of high quality nutrients. And I'm not even touching on essential amino-acids, some of which are missing entirely in wheat. Which is why pretty much every single vegetarian has to supplement their meals with dairy or regularly boost with powdered protein. It doesn't matter much for sedentary lifestyles, but trying to be active on a vegetarian/vegan diet is pure hell.
- at_compile_time 5y ago
  >And since you can't really separate wheat protein from the carbs in household conditions, That's literally how you make seitan. https://backyardhomesteadhq.com/how-to-make-seitan-from-any-flour-a-complete-guide/ https://backyardhomesteadhq.com/how-to-make-seitan-from-any-...