Environment

Agriculture, cattle-breeding, and deforestation for soy production are responsible for nearly 20% of all global greenhouse gas emissions*. Also, traditional protein farming is unsustainable, with its current increasing demand of 10M tonnes per year.

*According to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Eternal produces better food proteins with a fraction of the environmental impact of other rich protein foods.

97%
less environmental impact than beef
82%
less environmental impact than chicken
11%
less environmental impact than soy
Estimated percentage combining CO2 emissions, water consumption and land use.
CO2 emissions
CO2 emissions
(Average Kilograms per kg)
Mycofood: 4
Beef: 69
Chicken: 13.5
Soy: 1.5
Water consumption
Water consumption
(Litres per kg)
Mycofood: 388
Beef: 15,415
Chicken: 4,325
Soy: 2,400
Land use
Land use
(Average m2 per kg-1)
Mycofood: 1.5
Beef: 213.5
Chicken: 14
Soy: 3.5
Sources: Smetana et al., 2015 - 2012 / Nijdam et al., 2012 / Smetana et al., 2015 / Dalgaard et al., 2007 / Finnigan et al., 2017 / Mekonnen & Hoekstra, 2010