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Almonds
Nutritional information: High in healthy fats, protein, and Vitamin E. Sustainability benefits: Bees are essential for pollination, promoting biodiversity. However, almonds require a significant amount of water for cultivation.
Chickpeas
Nutritional information: Great source of protein, carbohydrates, fiber, and nutrients like manganese. Sustainability benefits: Drought-tolerant, improve soil health by fixing nitrogen, and have a relatively low carbon footprint.
Hemp seeds
Nutritional information: Contains complete protein, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. High in fiber and minerals such as magnesium. Sustainability benefits: Grows in a variety of climates and soil types, requires little water, and returns 60-70% of the nutrients it takes from the soil.
Lentils
Nutritional information: High in protein, fiber, and essential nutrients such as iron and potassium. Sustainability benefits: Low water footprint, fixes nitrogen in the soil, reducing the need for fertilizers.
Spirulina
Nutritional information: High-quality protein with all essential amino acids, rich in B-vitamins and minerals. Sustainability benefits: Grows in brackish water unusable for most other crops, requires less land than traditional protein crops, and produces oxygen through photosynthesis.
Insects (e.g., crickets)
Nutritional information: High in protein, rich in vitamins like B12, and contain all essential amino acids. Good source of minerals such as iron and zinc. Sustainability benefits: Require less land, water, and feed compared to traditional livestock and emit fewer greenhouse gases.
Soybeans
Nutritional information: Rich in protein and essential amino acids. Good source of fiber and omega-3 fatty acids. Sustainability benefits: Reduces the need for nitrogen fertilizers due to nitrogen-fixing ability, but has been linked to deforestation when not sustainably farmed.
Peas
Nutritional information: High in protein, fiber, vitamins A, C, K, and various B vitamins. Low in fat. Sustainability benefits: Like other legumes, fix nitrogen in the soil; have a lower carbon footprint compared to animal protein sources.
Quinoa
Nutritional information: Complete protein source containing all nine essential amino acids. High in fiber and gluten-free. Sustainability benefits: Resilient to various climates, minimally impacts soil quality, and has a relatively low water requirement.
Black beans
Nutritional information: Excellent protein source, rich in fiber, and full of antioxidants and vitamins like folate. Sustainability benefits: Durable crop that enriches soil fertility, has a low water footprint and a smaller greenhouse gas emissions profile.
Tempeh
Nutritional information: Made from fermented soybeans, high in protein, prebiotics, and various vitamins. Contains all essential amino acids. Sustainability benefits: Fermentation process adds nutritional value and reduces resource inputs needed versus meat production.
Mycoprotein (Quorn)
Nutritional information: Good source of protein and fiber. Low in saturated fat and no cholesterol. Sustainability benefits: Production consumes less land and water compared to livestock, emits fewer greenhouse gasses, and uses renewable feedstocks.
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