Vegan alternatives to beef
Swap matrix
Use these instead
lentils
mushrooms
walnuts
Why the swap works
The texture pulls apart and bites the same way once cooked and seasoned.
The numbers
Swapping one kilo saves about 58 kg CO₂e. Do it once a week for a year and you avoid roughly 754 kg CO₂e — the same as driving a petrol car 3770 km.
Sources: Poore & Nemecek (Science, 2018), FAO, USDA FoodData Central, Mekonnen & Hoekstra (2011).
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