Vegan alternatives to prawns
Swap matrix
Use these instead
jackfruit
seaweed
Why the swap works
The texture pulls apart and bites the same way once cooked and seasoned.
The numbers
Swapping one kilo saves about 12 kg CO₂e. Do it once a week for a year and you avoid roughly 156 kg CO₂e — the same as driving a petrol car 780 km.
Sources: Poore & Nemecek (Science, 2018), FAO, USDA FoodData Central, Mekonnen & Hoekstra (2011).
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