It makes intuitive sense that if you take the animal out of the equation, you can make meat with way less resources, but how much less? We’re excited to finally share that over the last year, we worked with the University of Michigan to lead a peer-reviewed Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) comparing the environmental impact of making a 1/4 Beyond Burger versus everything that goes into making a ¼ lb. U.S. beef burger. The study concluded that The Beyond Burger uses 99% less water, 93% less land, genera