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by pittmajp 1367 days ago
Irrelevant. You can get a full amino acid profile by combining plant based sources. It is basic high school biology that there’s less energy available the higher up on the food pyramid you go.

Farming Lions for meat would be less economical than farming cows. Farming cows is less economical than farming wheat.

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> You can get a full amino acid profile by combining plant based sources.

Well, yeah, that's why I'm asking how meat compares to those rather than pure calories sources like corn or sugar cane.