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Re:Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burger life cycle assessment (2018) by shawnb576 on Thursday May 06, 2021 @11:06PM (#27071650)
Plants to animal to you is 10% efficiency. That cow needs to eat 10 lbs of plant to get the nutrients you’d get from 1 lb.
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Re:Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burger life cycle assessment (2018) by unanswered on Friday May 07, 2021 @12:49AM (#27072284)
Except you couldn't extract any nutrients at all from the plant matter the cow is eating, no matter how much of it you ate.
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Re:Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burger life cycle assessment (2018) by imtringued on Friday May 07, 2021 @05:19AM (#27073978)
Not everyone is allergic to corn and wheat.
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Re:Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burger life cycle assessment (2018) by xdennis on Friday May 07, 2021 @06:16AM (#27074278)
People don't eat efficiency. They want nutritious and delicious food. No one's mouth waters over kale.
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Re:Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burger life cycle assessment (2018) by dqv on Friday May 07, 2021 @12:52PM (#27077994)
We're lucky that kale isn't the only plant-based option. The vegan culinary tradition has existed for centuries. Seitan was invented as early as the 6th century in China.[0] And western vegan culinary traditions have evolved rapidly in the last 10-20 years. The reduction of plant-based diets to just eating salad is not grounded in the reality of those who are plant-based.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat_gluten_(food)

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