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Comparative life-cycle studies find lower climate impacts for several plant-based drinks than for dairy milk in the supply chains studied.

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Trying a suitable oat or soya alternative
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Try oat or soya drink in your daily cup

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Comparative life-cycle studies find lower climate impacts for several plant-based drinks than for dairy milk in the supply chains studied. A daily cup is one opportunity to explore this substitution.

Products differ in cultivation, processing and packaging. Equal volumes do not imply equivalent nutrition; choose an option appropriate to your dietary needs and intended use.

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Try a small amount in a drink you already make, rather than buying more than you will use.

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What the evidence supports

Comparative life-cycle studies find lower climate impacts for several plant-based drinks than for dairy milk in the supply chains studied. A daily cup is one opportunity to explore this substitution.

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Products differ in cultivation, processing and packaging. Equal volumes do not imply equivalent nutrition; choose an option appropriate to your dietary needs and intended use.

  1. Research study · Joseph Poore and Thomas Nemecek · 2018

    Poore & Nemecek, Science (2018), con erratum 2019

    Consulted section (original language): Comparisons of food chains; strong heterogeneity. Figure 1: milk/soy and cereals with distinct functional units.

    Consultation: indexed records and text/figure of the authors' copy; the complete Excel template has not been downloaded

  2. Research study · Sustainability — authors listed in the linked publication · 2022

    A Comparative Analysis of Plant-Based Milk Alternatives, Part 2 (2022)

    Consulted section (original language): Compare oat, soy, and almond drinks with conventional and organic milk.

    Consultation: indexed text of the paper; limited direct opening HTTP 429

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