Re:Emissions from 13 dairy firms match those of entire UK
by stubish on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @01:28AM
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Nutritionally, cheese is interesting due to the calcium content and vitamin K needed to absorb it rather than calorie content. And requires large amounts of cow (& sheep & goat) milk to create it. If artificial milk was possible, it could be made by traditional processes into the traditional cheeses we use for our varied cuisines. Direct artificial cheese I imagine would only get to market in one or two varieties (likely American cheese slices for artificial cheese burgers, or Parmesan for seasoning pasta).
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Re:Emissions from 13 dairy firms match those of entire UK
by jamil7 on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @03:09AM
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It's a good point but I don't personally believe there are many modern humans outside of some small communitues that actually need to eat cheese for it's nutritional value. That said I understand it's often one of the harder things for people to give up when transitioning to plant-based diets.
Re:Emissions from 13 dairy firms match those of entire UK
by aerostable_slug on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @12:55PM
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Why does "need" have anything to do with one's diet? Cheese can be sustainably produced, and as an aside it tastes fabulous (I encourage you to try it).
I have zero intention to transition to a plant-only diet (we almost all already have "plant-based" diets, that term is offensively transparent marketing hand-waving for "vegetarian"). However, I certainly don't look down upon anyone for their individual dietary choices.
Re:Emissions from 13 dairy firms match those of entire UK
by jamil7 on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @02:15PM
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I don't really care for that term either but I used it because "vegan" has become such a loaded term in these kind of online debates, probably due to it often coming from the animal welfare angle and all sorts of silly hypothetical questions being offered from both sides. As for the cheese, I'll pass, you can keep it.