Peas require less water.
It takes about 4 times the water to produce protein from cows.
Peas use less land.
Compared to meat, peas yield more protein per acre.
Peas require less commercial nitrogen fertilizer.
Peas contain a helpful bacteria called rhizobia. These bacteria grow in pea roots and form nodules, where they gather inert nitrogen gas from the air within the soil pores and convert that to the nitrogen plants use. They are their own built-in fertilizer.
Peas emit less carbon.
Producing 100g of protein from peas emits just 0.4 kg of carbon dioxide equivalents versus the production of protein from meat at 35 kg of carbon dioxide equivalents.
Peas increase next year’s crop yields.
The soil they leave behind is so healthy, it helps other crops thrive.
Peas are the most digestible protein.
Peas are naturally the most absorbable form of protein and are easier to digest.