Holy hell, 20 litres for a single beef patty? I suddenly feel like a fucking hypocrite for trying to save a little bit of water in the shower and when using the sink.
It looks like this study (pdf download) is what the source article is based on. It gives a bit more breakdown on where all the usages come from (table 7). For those shocked by the water usage, it's primarily from all the water used to make the feed for the cattle.
Edit: I'll add some more that I dug up based on followup questions to my post.
Yes, the study was paid for by beyond meat (study I linked above). This doesn't mean the data should be ignored, but realize the source.
This is comparing Beyond Meat to corn fed cattle, not grass fed.
Cattle data is drawn from another study (it is the first citation in the study, but I can't link it) done by the ranchers association. Water usage is covered on page 42.
Edit 2: deletion of this post was my mistake. Thanks to the mods for restoring it.
Edit 3: u/jsm1095 has a pretty good post outlining some pitfalls or cautions of the results of this study.
![image showing The environmental impact of Beyond Meat and a beef patty [OC]](80eaff83-d3bb-523a-9ebb-a354f7e83cf2.jpg)
Max_Insanity on August 3rd, 2020 at 12:38 UTC »
Holy hell, 20 litres for a single beef patty? I suddenly feel like a fucking hypocrite for trying to save a little bit of water in the shower and when using the sink.
DweltElk on August 3rd, 2020 at 13:00 UTC »
It looks like this study (pdf download) is what the source article is based on. It gives a bit more breakdown on where all the usages come from (table 7). For those shocked by the water usage, it's primarily from all the water used to make the feed for the cattle.
Edit: I'll add some more that I dug up based on followup questions to my post.
Yes, the study was paid for by beyond meat (study I linked above). This doesn't mean the data should be ignored, but realize the source.
This is comparing Beyond Meat to corn fed cattle, not grass fed.
Cattle data is drawn from another study (it is the first citation in the study, but I can't link it) done by the ranchers association. Water usage is covered on page 42.
Edit 2: deletion of this post was my mistake. Thanks to the mods for restoring it.
Edit 3: u/jsm1095 has a pretty good post outlining some pitfalls or cautions of the results of this study.
Nanabobo567 on August 3rd, 2020 at 13:13 UTC »
I knew those bastards were watering down my beef.