Environmental profile of Valess: Dairy-based ‘meat’ compared with meat and other meat substitutes

Environmental profile of Valess: Dairy-based ‘meat’ compared with meat and other meat substitutes

Publicatienummer: 04 8796 42

Auteurs: Maartje Sevenster, Geert Bergsma

Delft, december 2004

For more information, contact Maartje Sevenster or Geert Bergsma

Trefwoorden: Meat / Protein / Environmental impact / Environmental factors / Comparative assessment

Samenvatting:

Dutch dairy producers Campina are planning to launch a new meat substitute called Valess and asked CE to put it through an environmental analysis, comparing its eco-profile with that of the products with which it will be competing. The analysis showed that production of Valess has substantially less environmental impact than meat production, while scoring similarly to other (plant-based) meat substitutes.