Vegan alternatives to eggs
Swap matrix
Use these instead
silken tofu
flax egg
aquafaba
Why the swap works
It binds and sets the same way in batters, bakes and scrambles.
The numbers
Swapping one kilo saves about 3.9 kg CO₂e. Do it once a week for a year and you avoid roughly 51 kg CO₂e — the same as driving a petrol car 255 km.
Sources: Poore & Nemecek (Science, 2018), FAO, USDA FoodData Central, Mekonnen & Hoekstra (2011).
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