{"id":10645,"date":"2021-07-21T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging8.forkranger.com\/?p=10645"},"modified":"2025-04-17T14:06:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T14:06:36","slug":"cheese-compared-to-meat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/de\/blog\/cheese-compared-to-meat\/","title":{"rendered":"How bad is cheese for the climate compared to meat?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Main learning:<\/strong> Cheese has a similar climate impact as chicken<br><strong>Goal:<\/strong> Don&#8217;t replace meat with cheese<br><strong>Impact:<\/strong> <strong><span style=\"color:#f7a56d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Medium<\/span><\/strong> \ud83c\udf0d\ud83c\udf0e\ud83c\udf0f\u26aa\ufe0f\u26aa\ufe0f (<a href=\"https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/de\/about\/compass\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">see full Compass<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This page was first published in July 2021. We made minor changes to the text in April 2025<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I started eating less meat, I had no idea about the climate impact of cheese. I remember eating big blocks of cheese as a snack before going to bed. I&#8217;ve noticed that eating less meat is not a big issue for many people once they are used to it. But eating less cheese? That&#8217;s the real hurdle. So how important is it to eat less?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I also created a video around cheese (when Fork Ranger just started):<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Don\u2019t make this MISTAKE when eating vegetarian for climate change\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uQ9pP8XIpsc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The challenge of the cheese climate impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I started writing this post I immediately ran into a problem: there is not just one number for the climate impact of cheese. It takes about 10 litres of milk to produce 1 kg of cheese. And since cows need a lot of land and feed, the environmental impact of cheese is quite high. But how high exactly? It depends&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The average climate impact of cheese around the world is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.journalofdairyscience.org\/article\/S0022-0302(22)00585-9\/fulltext#fig4\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">more than double the Dutch average<\/span><\/a>! That is mostly the result of super &#8216;efficient&#8217; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0959652622044365\">Dutch cows<\/a><\/span>. If a cow can produce more milk per year, it means that the impact per litre of milk is lower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other reason for &#8216;efficient&#8217; Dutch cows is that many farmers in the Netherlands are optimising their feed: giving the cows more or less protein, young or old grass, replacing some grass with corn. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wur.nl\/nl\/artikel\/Sleutelen-aan-koeiendieet-voor-minder-methaan-en-stikstof.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">All these things<\/span><\/a> influence how much methane a cow produces. And methane is the greenhouse gas that makes the impact of cows so much higher than other animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fries-Hollandse_koe-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fries-Hollandse_koe-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fries-Hollandse_koe-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fries-Hollandse_koe-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fries-Hollandse_koe-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fries-Hollandse_koe-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fries-Hollandse_koe.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Efficient&#8217; cows don\u2019t mean Dutch people are off the hook. Because the <em>total amount<\/em> of milk and cheese in the Netherlands is also higher. We might have more efficient cheese but we make up for that by eating and producing more cheese than most countries (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldatlas.com\/articles\/countries-who-consume-the-most-cheese.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">together with other European countries<\/span><\/a>). Besides, we need to ask ourselves if we really want <a href=\"https:\/\/decorrespondent.nl\/11426\/koeien-worden-ziek-zonder-krachtvoer-zeggen-boeren-maar-wacht-eens-koeien-aten-toch-gras\/915444035880-246831b9\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">these super-efficient cows<\/span><\/a>. But that&#8217;s a topic for a different day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another factor that determines the impact is that every cheese requires different amounts of milk. In a later blog post we will look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/de\/blog\/what-is-the-most-sustainable-cheese\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">impact of different kinds of cheeses<\/span><\/a>, but for now we&#8217;re going to compare cheese to meat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To make it as relevant as possible to our Dutch cheese lovers, we&#8217;re for once going to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rivm.nl\/voedsel-en-voeding\/duurzaam-voedsel\/database-milieubelasting-voedingsmiddelen\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dutch climate impact numbers<\/span><\/a> for the type of cheese that is most popular in the Netherlands: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.distrifood.nl\/assortiment\/nieuws\/2011\/08\/weer-meer-kaas-gegeten-10156077\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Gouda<\/span><\/a>. So keep in mind, these numbers could be higher if you use data from other countries or global averages (as we usually do at Fork Ranger). But the main conclusion remains similar!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Climate impact of cheese vs. meat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What might surprise you: even with the lower Dutch numbers, cheese has the same footprint as chicken! But we usually eat more grams of chicken than grams of cheese in one meal. So I made this infographic of different products as you would buy them to make a dinner for 3-4 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"829\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/meat-and-cheese-portion-sizes-829x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/meat-and-cheese-portion-sizes-829x1024.png 829w, https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/meat-and-cheese-portion-sizes-243x300.png 243w, https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/meat-and-cheese-portion-sizes-768x949.png 768w, https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/meat-and-cheese-portion-sizes-1243x1536.png 1243w, https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/meat-and-cheese-portion-sizes-1657x2048.png 1657w, https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/meat-and-cheese-portion-sizes-10x12.png 10w, https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/meat-and-cheese-portion-sizes-600x742.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I keep being surprised by the high impact of beef, and the relatively low impact of chicken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A large part of the Dutch cheese consumption doesn&#8217;t come from dinner but from cheese sandwiches during lunch. So here is another comparison. Four slices of cheese have the same footprint as one chicken breast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cheese-and-chicken-1024x372.jpg\" alt=\"cheese and chicken\" class=\"wp-image-11145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cheese-and-chicken-1024x372.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cheese-and-chicken-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cheese-and-chicken-768x279.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cheese-and-chicken-1536x558.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cheese-and-chicken-16x6.jpg 16w, https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cheese-and-chicken-600x218.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cheese-and-chicken.jpg 1593w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per week, Dutch people eat around <a href=\"https:\/\/wateetnederland.nl\/resultaten\/voedingsmiddelen\/consumptie\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">225 grams of cheese and 116 grams of chicken<\/span><\/a>. That means the cheese climate impact of an average Dutch person is higher as their chicken impact. I&#8217;m not sure if that&#8217;s good news for KFC fans or very bad news for cheese lovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this blog post we&#8217;ve focused on cheese and cooking. The main learning is not to replace all the meat with cheese when you&#8217;re trying to reduce meat. And once you eat less meat during dinner, the most important next step is to change the cheese sandwiches. Have a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/de\/produkt\/lunch-box-collection\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">lunch guide<\/span><\/a> for suggestions \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion: make cheese a luxury product<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meat is worse for the climate than cheese, especially since we usually eat bigger portions of meat. But cheese still has a high footprint. We don\u2019t have to ban cheese from our diets but it shouldn\u2019t be a staple of everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since discovering the impact of cheese I have made it a luxury product. I usually cook without cheese and don\u2019t have it on my sandwiches anymore. But in the weekend I will cook a nice risotto with plenty of Parmesan or make a grilled cheese sandwich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you&#8217;re just starting on your sustainable food journey, cheese can be a difficult topic. I think the most important step is not to replace meat with cheese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cheese is a wonderful product and if we manage to enjoy it as a luxury instead of a standard ingredient we are a big step closer to a sustainable food system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How is your cheese consumption and what have you tried to eat less of it? Let me know in the comments!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips to eat less cheese<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First of all, it\u2019s important to acknowledge that this is even more difficult than eating less meat. So go for it, but don&#8217;t be too hard on yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Try more Asian meals like curry and cook with soy sauce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Simply use less cheese: instead of buying a 200 g pack of grated cheese, buy a block of Parmesan and grate it yourself (a finer grating structure helps, too!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Try alternatives for your sandwich, like peanut butter (also great source of protein!), or hummus with tomatoes and rucola. Find more suggestions in our <a href=\"https:\/\/fr-wp.cowdev.com\/de\/produkt\/lunch-box-collection\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">lunch guide<\/span><\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people who eat less meat for the climate find it difficult to eat less cheese. 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