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Yes it is. Cows can eat only grass and still get enough protein. Vegetarians can not do that and still get enough protein. They have to eat other plants as well
by collegeburner 4y ago
Yes it is. Cows can eat only grass and still get enough protein. Vegetarians can not do that and still get enough protein. They have to eat other plants as well. Those plants do not grow everywhere.
- Retric 4y agoHumans can extract enough protein in terms of grams from grasses like wheat as long as their daily activity level is high enough to burn sufficient carbohydrates. We have more complex dietary needs, but daily protein requirements aren’t actually that high. https://www.nutritionix.com/food/wheat/100g https://www.nutritionix.com/food/wheat/100g Wheat 15g of protein per 100g or 329 calories. That’s 114g on a 2,500 calorie diet.
- jazzyjackson 4y agoeating cereals is eating the seed, not the grass ruminants are able to digest cellulose, it's basically what they have extra stomachs for, so they can have different chemistries that are livable for the cellulose digesting bacteria
- Retric 4y agoIt’s a meaningless distinction. Ruminants aren’t eating the full plant either, the roots stay in place. And of course it’s a moot discussion. Directly eating the seeds is vastly more efficient than cattle eating both especially when their primarily eating seeds in the US.