The Difference Between Beef and Bananas

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A beef steak needs to be 54 times more tasty than a banana for it to be worth it. A meat-free burger is just one-fifth of the emissions of bananas per gram of protein. Some plant-based foods score pretty horribly on the protein basis, such as grapes and sugar.

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