Opinions on plant-based alternatives by vegans GB 2018 | Statista

As of 2018, over forty percent of polled British vegans stated that plant-based meat alternatives were a more ethical choice than meat. Around 36 percent considered them to be more environmentally friendly than meat alternatives.

Opinions on plant-based meat alternatives among vegans in Great Britain in 2018

Characteristic	Share of vegan respondents
A more ethical choice than meat	44.9%
More environmentally responsible than meat	36%
Improving all the time and nearly as tasty as meat now	33.6%
Healthier than meat	32.3%
Too expensive for what they are	19.4%
Junk foods - people who want a plant-based diet should be eating more fruit & veg instead of 'fake meat'	17.4%
Often highly processed and not as 'natural' as meat	14.5%
Not as good a source of protein as meat	9.4%
Often made with soy and therefore not necessarily better for the environment	9%

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Release date

July 2018

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

March 5, 2018 to March 9, 2018

Number of respondents

2,142*

Age group

18 years and older

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GB respondents.

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* Total survey sample size. Not all respondents were vegans.

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