Vegan alternatives to bacon
Swap matrix
Use these instead
smoked tempeh
mushrooms
Why the swap works
It brings the same savoury, salty depth that makes the original taste good.
The numbers
Swapping one kilo saves about 11 kg CO₂e. Do it once a week for a year and you avoid roughly 143 kg CO₂e — the same as driving a petrol car 715 km.
Sources: Poore & Nemecek (Science, 2018), FAO, USDA FoodData Central, Mekonnen & Hoekstra (2011).
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