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'''Fact:''' | '''Fact:''' | ||
* Chickens and pigs don't. | * Chickens and pigs don't. | ||
* Cows, sheep and goats can, but this alone can't produce enough meat & milk to meet global demand. Hence the | * Cows, sheep and goats can, but this alone can't produce enough meat & milk to meet global demand. Hence the animal industry also depends on using human-edible [[food]] as feed. | ||
* See below for details: | * See below for details: | ||
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%" | {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%" | ||
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|colspan=2|Can it be digested and absorbed by | |colspan=2|Can it be eaten, digested and absorbed by... | ||
|rowspan=2 style="width:25%"|Notes | |rowspan=2 style="width:25%"|Notes | ||
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| | |<small>Non-ruminants<br />such as</small><br />'''humans, chickens, pigs''' | ||
|Ruminants<br /><small>such as</small><br />'''cows, sheep, goats''' | |Ruminants<br /><small>such as</small><br />'''cows, sheep, goats''' | ||
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|'''Products'''<br /><small>such as</small><br />grains, | |'''Products'''<br /><small>such as</small><br />grains, legumes,<br />fruits, nuts,<br />vegetables | ||
|'''Yes''' | |'''Yes''' | ||
|'''Yes''' | |'''Yes''' | ||
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|<small>By-products often contain more nutrients than the main products!</small><br />{{p2|[read more]|When wheat is processed into white flour, nutrient-rich ''wheat germ'' is left behind.{{minor|Note: It's called "germ" because it was the part of the grain that germinates; it has nothing to do with infectious "germs".}}<br />When sugarcane or beets are processed into white sugar, mineral-rich ''molasses'' is left behind.<br /><br />When soybeans are processed to make soybean oil, protein-rich ''soybean meal'' is left behind. Soybean meal is 52% protein, and it can be ground into ''soy flour'' and used in baking.}} | |<small>By-products often contain more nutrients than the main products!</small><br />{{p2|[read more]|When wheat is processed into white flour, nutrient-rich ''wheat germ'' is left behind.{{minor|Note: It's called "germ" because it was the part of the grain that germinates; it has nothing to do with infectious "germs".}}<br />When sugarcane or beets are processed into white sugar, mineral-rich ''molasses'' is left behind.<br /><br />When soybeans are processed to make soybean oil, protein-rich ''soybean meal'' is left behind. Soybean meal is 52% protein, and it can be ground into ''soy flour'' and used in baking.}} | ||
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|'''[[Crop residues]]'''<br /><small>such as</small><br />peanut shells,<br />[[straw]], husks<br />empty corn cobs | |'''[[Crop residues]]'''<br /><small>such as</small><br />peanut shells,<br />[[straw]], husks,<br />empty corn cobs | ||
|No | |No | ||
|'''Yes''' | |'''Yes''' | ||
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|<small>60% of all farmland is already pasture; and that doesn't even include rangelands.</small> | |<small>60% of all farmland is already pasture; and that doesn't even include rangelands.</small> | ||
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Note: While it's true that ruminants can convert inedible fiber into edible protein, [[mushrooms]] can do this even more efficiently. | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Food]] | |||
* [[Plant-based#FAQ]] | |||