The lifecycle of a quarter pound U.S. beef patty produces the equivalent of 3.7 kilograms of carbon dioxide (kg CO2e). In comparison, Beyond Meat's plant-based alternative Beyond Burger produces just 0.4 kg CO2e. The Beyond Burger also has considerably less impacts on land use, water use, and energy use than a quarter pound beef patty. Beef production is a major source of emissions worldwide, and is responsible for huge swathes of deforestation, especially in the Brazilian Amazon.
Comparison of total cradle-to-distribution impacts* of quarter pound Beyond Burger and quarter pound U.S. beef patty, as of 2017
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Center for Sustainable Systems. (September 14, 2018). Comparison of total cradle-to-distribution impacts* of quarter pound Beyond Burger and quarter pound U.S. beef patty, as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254448/environmental-impacts-beyond-burger-us-beef-patty/
Center for Sustainable Systems. "Comparison of total cradle-to-distribution impacts* of quarter pound Beyond Burger and quarter pound U.S. beef patty, as of 2017." Chart. September 14, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254448/environmental-impacts-beyond-burger-us-beef-patty/
Center for Sustainable Systems. (2018). Comparison of total cradle-to-distribution impacts* of quarter pound Beyond Burger and quarter pound U.S. beef patty, as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254448/environmental-impacts-beyond-burger-us-beef-patty/
Center for Sustainable Systems. "Comparison of Total Cradle-to-distribution Impacts* of Quarter Pound Beyond Burger and Quarter Pound U.S. Beef Patty, as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254448/environmental-impacts-beyond-burger-us-beef-patty/
Center for Sustainable Systems, Comparison of total cradle-to-distribution impacts* of quarter pound Beyond Burger and quarter pound U.S. beef patty, as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254448/environmental-impacts-beyond-burger-us-beef-patty/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Comparison of total cradle-to-distribution impacts* of quarter pound Beyond Burger and quarter pound U.S. beef patty, as of 2017 [Graph], Center for Sustainable Systems, September 14, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254448/environmental-impacts-beyond-burger-us-beef-patty/
