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frickityfracktictac t1_j40p2g5 wrote

Reply to comment by symonym7 in I analyzed 11000 products of a Dutch supermarket to find the cheapest sources of protein [OC] by MemeableData

> Foods that contain all nine essential amino acids tend to be animal protein.

It's good that you can eat more than one one food per day then. Legitimately, what's the point of mentioning this when the simple combination of legume/vegetable and grain/nut/seed has all nine essential amino acids.

> You can get them all from a vegan diet, but you’ll be eating considerably more and thus spending more.

Yep, legume+grain is certainly going to cost more than meat.

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