Egg protein is the most environmentally-friendly food

Swedish researchers found that foods rich in protein, eggs are the least energy production process, the most environmentally friendly food.
Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology researchers of eggs, pork and beef and other foods rich in protein production from feed to feed the food chain to complete the full range of follow-up study. The results showed that egg production of 1 kg of greenhouse gas emissions to 1600 grams, the energy consumption of 8.2 MJ; the production of 1 kg of pork emissions for 4300 grams of greenhouse gases, energy consumption of 22.6 MJ; the production of 1 kg of greenhouse gas emissions of beef to 13,400 grams, the energy consumption of up to 37.2 MJ. The person in charge of research projects within the song that claims, a weight of less than 1.5 kilograms of layer 1 and a half years in his short life to give birth to about 350 eggs, 20 kg weight, feeding time is short and high yield so that the minimum energy consumption of eggs has become the most environmentally friendly food. However, the growth of beef cattle have a much longer cycle, which is the production of beef equivalent greenhouse gas emissions and the reasons for the high energy consumption. The expert said that although the protein content of eggs was 12.6%, beef 21% protein content, but in the global climate change and the environment seriously deteriorating today, eggs should be added is the first choice for protein food, as with other rich compared to the food protein, egg production per unit of energy consumption at least, but also the most environmentally friendly. According to the Swedish Food Administration has recently released the results of a study, eggs than in the past to imagine a more healthy people. Eating 1-2 eggs a day will not lead to elevated cholesterol, but good nutritional balance.
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